Significado

Trabajador incansable, todo terreno

Ejemplo

Meu avô era pé-de-boi: trabalhou na roça a vida inteira.

Mi abuelo era un trabajador incansable: trabajó el campo toda la vida.

Origen

The image is the ox's foot — slow, heavy, unwavering. The figurative use for a tireless worker is longstanding rural Brazilian Portuguese, and the phrase is also applied to a stubbornly conservative person, a journeyman footballer, or a no-frills, robust car.