no bico do corvo

Portuguese

Etymology

Literally, “in the raven's beak”. From the passage in 1 Kings 17 where Elijah is feed by godsent ravens.

Adjective

no bico do corvo (invariable)

  1. (idiomatic) at death's door (about to die)
    1. (by extension) worn out (exhausted from exertion)
    2. (by extension) in a bad situation

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