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mangiarsi le mani*

* eat your hands

Italian Italy

Idiom USED On Occasion BY Almost Everyone

When you regret not doing something

"Alla fine hai ricevuto un aumento di stipendio?" - "No, mi mangio le mani per non averlo chiesto al mio manager!"

"Did you get a pay rise eventually?" - "No, I eat my hands for not asking my manager for it!"