virar a casaca
Portuguese
Verb
virar a casaca (first-person singular present viro a casaca, first-person singular preterite virei a casaca, past participle virado a casaca)
- (intransitive) to turn one's coat (to turn against a previous affiliation of allegiance)
Further reading
- “virar a casaca”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026