se melhorar, estraga in Portuguese

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Etymology: Literally, “if it improves, it gets spoiled”. Etymology templates: {{m-g|if it improves, it gets spoiled}} “if it improves, it gets spoiled”, {{lit|if it improves, it gets spoiled}} Literally, “if it improves, it gets spoiled” Head templates: {{head|pt|phrase|head=se melhorar, estraga}} se melhorar, estraga

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        "said of something that is very good, to a point that (literally or figuratively) it can't be improved further"
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  "word": "se melhorar, estraga"
}

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{
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "if it improves, it gets spoiled"
      },
      "expansion": "“if it improves, it gets spoiled”",
      "name": "m-g"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "if it improves, it gets spoiled"
      },
      "expansion": "Literally, “if it improves, it gets spoiled”",
      "name": "lit"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Literally, “if it improves, it gets spoiled”.",
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    {
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      },
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        "said of something that is very good, to a point that (literally or figuratively) it can't be improved further"
      ],
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        ],
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      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "se melhorar, estraga"
}

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"se melhorar, estraga" meaning in Portuguese

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