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."
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Expression USED On Occasion BY Everyone
(hi / 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."
