fare le nozze coi fichi secchi

Italian

Etymology

Literally, “to do the nuptials with (the) dry figs.”

Verb

fare le nozze coi fichi secchi

  1. (idiomatic) to try to do something challenging with limited means; to work on a shoestring
    • 2024 July 9, Address to the Italian parliament‎[1], spoken by Andrea Delmastro Delle Vedove:
      Il cambio di passo di questo governo è ben noto a uomini e donne della polizia penitenziaria, in passato costretti a fare le nozze coi fichi secchi...
      This government's change of pace is well-known by the men and women of prison polices, who used to be forced to work on a shoestring...
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