"matar a cobra e mostrar o pau" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [Portuguese]

Forms: mato a cobra e mostro o pau [first-person, present, singular], matei a cobra e mostrei o pau [first-person, preterite, singular], matado a cobra e mostrado o pau [participle, past]
Etymology: Literally, “to kill the snake and show the stick”. Etymology templates: {{m-g|to kill the snake and show the stick}} “to kill the snake and show the stick”, {{lit|to kill the snake and show the stick}} Literally, “to kill the snake and show the stick” Head templates: {{pt-verb|matar<> a cobra e mostrar<> o pau}} matar a cobra e mostrar o pau (first-person singular present mato a cobra e mostro o pau, first-person singular preterite matei a cobra e mostrei o pau, past participle matado a cobra e mostrado o pau)
  1. (idiomatic) to do something and provide evidence one has done it Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-matar_a_cobra_e_mostrar_o_pau-pt-verb-iEOw9LvX Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header
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