desenmerdar

• desemerdar

From des- +‎ *enmerdar, from en- +‎ merda (“shit”) +‎ -ar, literally “to unshit oneself, to get oneself out of the shit”. Alternatively, a calque of French se démerder.

desenmerdar (first-person singular present desenmerdo, first-person singular preterite desenmerdei, past participle desenmerdado)

1. (Portugal, reflexive, vulgar) to take oneself out of a difficult situation, without help; to pull oneself up by one's bootstraps, to be on one's own

   Synonyms: orientar-se, desenrascar-se

   Tu é que te puseste nessa situação, agora desenmerda-te ― You've put yourself in that situation, now figure it out by yourself / you're on your own.

Mostly used in the imperative.