campa cavallo che l'erba cresce
Proverb USED Frequently BY Almost Everyone
(live, horse, and grass will grow) • Used to say that you waiting for something is like a horse waiting for the grass to grow to eat. It's not happening anytime soon.
"sto aspettando che Giovanni mi risponda al messaggio" "campa cavallo che l'erba cresce"
"I'm waiting for Giovanni to reply to my text" "live, horse, and grass will grow"
Expression USED On Very Rare Occasion BY Some people in northen italy
(to give pecola) • It’s words' play. Pecolla doesn’t actually mean anything. You can use it when someone is being really annoying, and if they tell you they don’t know what it means, the answer is: “ la pel del cül che se descola” aka my butt’s skin that’s coming off (due to my annoyance with you).
“Smettila, mi stai facendo venire la pecolla” “La cosa?” “La pecolla, la pel del cül che se descola”
“Stop it, you are giving me pecolla.” “Giving you what?” “Pecolla, my butt’s skin that’s coming off”
Submitted July 2021 by saraberga
