matar a cobra e mostrar o pau

Portuguese

Etymology

Literally: to kill the snake and show the stick.

Verb

matar a cobra e mostrar o pau

  1. (idiomatic) to do something and provide evidence one has done it

Conjugation

See matar and mostrar.

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