Idiom	Literally	Meaning
quebrar um galho	to break a branch	to help someone out, do a favour
dar um jeito	to give a way	to find a way, sort something out
botar a mão na massa	to put your hand in the dough	to get down to work
ficar de molho	to stay soaking	to stay home and rest — usually to get over an illness
chover no molhado	to rain on what's already wet	to state the obvious
encher linguiça	to stuff sausage	to pad, to waffle
falar pelos cotovelos	to talk through your elbows	to talk nonstop

All seven are everyday spoken Portuguese, at home with friends, family and colleagues alike.