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[donay mendonça]

Hello everyone,

Com toda certeza não podemos dizer "make a little cow",uma das maneiras é usando o verbo frasal "chip in";vejam:
a)They decided to "chip in" to buy their mother a mobile.(Elas decidiram "fazer uma vaquinha" para comprar um celular pra mãe delas.)

b)Shall we "chip in" to buy a new ball?(Vamos "fazer uma vaquinha" pra comprar uma bola nova?)

Good luck!

[Flavia.lm]

Also

They decided to club together to buy their mother a mobile.
Shall we club together to buy a new ball?

[Arandir]

If we all chip in we will have some money to buy Jonathan a present.

[Adriano Japan]

Adding one more: pungle up for

We all decided to pungle up for pizza that night.

[pondedaniel]

Passar o chapéu...fazer uma vaquinha...dar uma contribuição..

kick in

Ex: If everyone in the department kicks in we can give Bob an especially nice present for his retirement.

[Andy155]

Adding to the excellent suggestions that have been posted:

To pool money

"I say we all pool our money and buy her a present."

"Let's pool our money and buy Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer." (http://www.iwatchstuff.com/2009/11/lets ... buy_me.php)

People can also pool resources, strenght etc., so the expression has a wider range of uses too.

[Thomas]

ALSO "TO KICK IN"

[timphillips]

There is also the word "kitty" (substantivo)
"to put your money in the kitty"

Tim

[JERRYDORIEN]

to have a whip-round

Passengers had to have a whip-round to pay Pilot

see you !!!

[Thomas]

also...

to pass the hat