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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      "args": {
        "1": "if it improves, it gets spoiled"
      },
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        "1": "if it improves, it gets spoiled"
      },
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"se melhorar, estraga" meaning in Portuguese

Phrase