"querer ser mico de circo" meaning in Portuguese

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Verb

Forms: quero ser mico de circo [first-person, present, singular], quis ser mico de circo [first-person, preterite, singular], querido ser mico de circo [participle, past]
Etymology: Literally, “to want to be a circus monkey”. Etymology templates: {{m-g|to want to be a circus monkey}} “to want to be a circus monkey”, {{lit|to want to be a circus monkey}} Literally, “to want to be a circus monkey” Head templates: {{pt-verb}} querer ser mico de circo (first-person singular present quero ser mico de circo, first-person singular preterite quis ser mico de circo, past participle querido ser mico de circo)
  1. (idiomatic) to eat one's hat (used to express disbelief about a proposition) Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: comer o chapéu, dar a mão à palmatória
    Sense id: en-querer_ser_mico_de_circo-pt-verb-PVJ7CW5c Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header
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