Expression USED On Occasion BY Everyone
(to have holes in your hands) • When someone spends a lot of money and keeps on buying things, so that they're left with very little or no money.
"Mia sorella è andata ancora a fare shopping. Ha le mani bucate."
"My sister went shopping again. She has holes in her hands."
Expression USED On Occasion BY Everyone
(bye everyone, the pretty ones and the ugly ones) • It is a rhyme expression used to greet a group of people. It is similar to "See you later, alligator" but it can be used both when you arrive and when you leave.
"Io vado. Ciao a tutti, belli e brutti."
"I'll go. Bye everyone, the pretty ones and the ugly ones."
Expression USED On Occasion BY Young People
(v.) • (to owl) • Used to say that something will bring bad luck.
"Il giorno del tuo matrimonio pioverà, me lo sento." "No, non gufare!"
"On your wedding day it will rain, I feel it." "No, don't owl!"
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Expression USED Frequently BY Everyone
(It is not in my ropes) • When you don't like something or you're not good at it. It is the corresponding expression for "it is not my cup of tea".
"Non mi piace la pallavolo. Non è nelle mie corde."
"I don't like volleyball. It is not in my ropes."
