LanguageKnow logo LanguageKnow

LanguageKnow is better in the app.Free on Google Play and the App Store.

Get the app

Pegar no pé

phrase idiomatic expressions

LanguagePortuguese (Portugal)

Meaning
  1. To pick on someone (to criticize or annoy someone persistently)
  2. This idiom describes the act of persistently bothering or criticizing a specific person.
Examples

Pare de Pegar no pé do seu irmão.

Stop picking on your brother.

Ele gosta de Pegar no pé dos colegas de classe.

He likes to pick on his classmates.

Registerinformal

Usage noteIt is used in informal settings to describe someone who does not stop pestering another individual.

Status: AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

This entry was generated automatically and is awaiting verification by a native speaker. Native speakers can verify or correct it in the LanguageKnow app.