querer porque querer
Portuguese
Etymology
From querer (“to want”) + porque (“because”) + querer (“to want”). Literally, "to want because to want".
Verb
querer porque querer
- (idiomatic, informal, transitive) to insist tirelessly, unwilling to take no for an answer
- Ele queria porque queria me vender seu carro!
- He insisted a lot (he wanted because he wanted) to sell me his car!