Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
Casa, separa, casa, separa.
English translation:
Marry and split up, marry and split up.
Portuguese term
United States
BA in Transl., MA in ESL, 15 yrs of exp.
Native in: Portuguese 
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, Spanish to Portuguese, and 2 more.
Casa, separa, casa, separa.
João Atanásio, Professor, Universidade Europeia 20 Dezembro 2018, 00:09
O Reino Unido nunca se empenhou no casamento, vincando sempre a sua independência, recusando vários presentes, decidindo por diversas vezes manter-se à margem de projetos comuns.
A situação do Reino Unido na União Europeia faz-me lembrar, com frequência, uma rubrica de um programa de humor que na década de 80 do século passado fez furor em Portugal: o programa exibido pela Rede Globo chamava-se “Viva o Gordo” e nele o famoso humorista Jô Soares (o Gordo) apresentava um conjunto de sketches que deliciavam os telespetadores.
Numa das rubricas, Jô Soares encarnava a personagem do Irmão Carmelo, um pároco que se recusava casar os noivos que lhe apareciam na Igreja, inventando sempre uma justificação para não celebrar o matrimónio, vaticinando um eterno casa separa, casa separa.
In this video, Brother Carmelo refuses to officiate a parachuter's wedding: https://youtu.be/gRnvWh8iBJM
How would you translate this into natural-sounding EN_US?
Nov 27, 2021 12:22: Oliver Simões changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/2407412">Oliver Simões's</a> old entry - "Casa, separa, casa, separa."" to ""marry and split up, marry and split up""
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United States
Laudable Lady Linguist
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, English to Spanish, and 3 more.
marry and split up, marry and split up, over and over again
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Muriel Vasconcellos
: Maybe 'They marry and split up; marry and split up' and skip 'over and over again' because it's implied.
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Thanks, Muriel, but I added the "over and over again" to reflect "eterno" in the source text/to emphasize the never-ending nature of the specific dysfunctional relationship described. Happy Thanksgiving!
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Portugal
Business Language Solutions Pt>Eng
Native in: English
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese
marry, divorce, marry, divorce / an on-off marriage
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Portuguese to English, English to Portug
Native in: English
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese
unsustainable marriage
Brazil
Technical - Fast - good price - accurate
Native in: English (Variant: US) , Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, English, and 1 more.
Hitched, unhitched, hitched, unhitched - or - hitch, unhitch, hitch, unhitch
Definition of get hitched
informal. : to get married He's getting hitched to his college sweetheart.
Get hitched Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
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Get hitched definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
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If you get hitched, you get married. [informal]. The report shows that fewer couples are getting hitched. Synonyms: marry ...
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