Está o caldo entornado

English translation: Things go South/Sour/downhill

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Portuguese term or phrase:Está o caldo entornado
English translation:Things go South/Sour/downhill
Entered by: Verginia Ophof

22:42 Mar 11, 2017
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Portuguese term or phrase: Está o caldo entornado
Could anybody illuminate me with regard to the meaning of the saying, "Está o caldo entornado" - from the context I think it may be something like being in a mess/being in trouble...


Here it is in context a paragraph from a political story:

A instabilidade leva à insegurança junto dos investidores, e quem paga é o país credor que vê reduzidas as fontes de financiamento. "Quando as pessoas começam a duvidar, começam a vender dívida puública portuguesa, os juros começam a aumentar e lá temos outra vez o caldo entornado."

https://www.publico.pt/economia/jornal/esta-o-caldo-entornad...
MJ Barber
Spain
Local time: 17:10
Things go South/Sour/downhill
Explanation:


things went south
things went downhill
things took a turn for the worse
things turned sour

These expressions indicate that things were going well (or, at least, they weren't going too badly) when conditions suddenly worsened. They could be used when talking about the negative trends of, say, a company, a project, a business transaction, a sports match, or a politician's election campaign. For example:
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Verginia Ophof
Belize
Local time: 10:10
Grading comment
Thanks, I chose "things had begun to go sour", but they are all good.
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Summary of answers provided
3 +6Things go South/Sour/downhill
Verginia Ophof
4That set the cat amongst the pigeons
Douglas Bissell
3all gone down the tubes
Mario Freitas
3things turn upside down; things are all gone pear-shaped (BrE)
Matheus Chaud


  

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all gone down the tubes


Explanation:
https://www.google.com.br/?gws_rd=ssl#q="gone down the tubes...

Mario Freitas
Brazil
Local time: 13:10
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
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está o caldo entornado
things turn upside down; things are all gone pear-shaped (BrE)


Explanation:

It seems to be a polite way to say that the fit hits the shan (if you know what I mean).

Matheus Chaud
Brazil
Local time: 13:10
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 8
Notes to answerer
Asker: Love the "pear shaped" option, but I think it is a bit too country-specific.

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +6
Things go South/Sour/downhill


Explanation:


things went south
things went downhill
things took a turn for the worse
things turned sour

These expressions indicate that things were going well (or, at least, they weren't going too badly) when conditions suddenly worsened. They could be used when talking about the negative trends of, say, a company, a project, a business transaction, a sports match, or a politician's election campaign. For example:

Verginia Ophof
Belize
Local time: 10:10
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 36
Grading comment
Thanks, I chose "things had begun to go sour", but they are all good.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Martin Riordan
3 hrs
  -> Thank you Riordan !

agree  Muriel Vasconcellos: From there, things start to go south / sour / downill.
4 hrs
  -> Thank you Muriel !

agree  Spiridon: yes
7 hrs
  -> Thank you Spiridon !

agree  Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
8 hrs
  -> Thank you Teresa !

agree  Irene Berlin
12 hrs
  -> Thank you Irene !

agree  Gilmar Fernandes
12 hrs
  -> Obrigado Gilmar !!
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That set the cat amongst the pigeons


Explanation:
HIH

Douglas Bissell
Portugal
Local time: 16:10
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
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