lasciarci la pelle

Italian

Etymology

Literally, to leave the skin there.

Verb

lasciàrci la pelle (pronominal, first-person singular present ci làscio la pelle, first-person singular past historic ci lasciài la pelle, past participle lasciàtoci la pelle, auxiliary avére)

  1. (idiomatic) to bite the dust, to give up the ghost, to kick the bucket

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