às mil maravilhas

Portuguese

Etymology

Literally, “at the thousand wonders”.

Adverb

às mil maravilhas (invariable)

  1. (idiomatic) very well, perfectly

Usage notes

Often used sarcastically to describe one's false or delusional thoughts about the state of a situation, like in Pensava que tudo estava às mil maravilhas, mas não - He thought that everything was going quite well, but it wasn't.

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