salve-se quem puder

See also: salve-se-quem-puder

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Literally, “whoever can save themselves, do so”, or more loosely translated as “save yourself if you can”.

Noun

salve-se quem puder m (invariable)

  1. (idiomatic) an extremely chaotic situation

Phrase

salve-se quem puder!

  1. run for your lives!

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