alla lontana
Meaning: In an indirect or roundabout way; distantly or remotely connected.
Language: Italian
Literally: in the distance
Category: Nature
Origin: The spatial image of distance—suggesting that connection or relevance is far-off and not direct.
More idioms — Nature
- toccare il fondo — To reach the lowest point of degradation or despair; to hit rock bottom.
- dove non batte il sole — In a place that is dark, hidden, or not respectable; a euphemism for somewhere very undes…
- fuori del seminato — Off the point; irrelevant or beside the subject at hand.
- preparare il terreno — To establish the conditions or foundations that will make something possible later.
- adagiarsi sugli allori — To become complacent and stop making efforts after past successes.
- arrastar pela lama — to publicly humiliate or damage someone's reputation.
More Italian idioms
- menare il can per l'aia — To avoid the main point by talking around the subject indirectly.
- con il piede sbagliato — To start something badly or get off to a poor beginning.
- togliere il fiato — To leave someone astonished or breathless with amazement.
- andare a nozze — To be perfectly suited or to delight in something.
- calcio dell'asino — A cowardly or treacherous attack from an unexpected quarter.
- a bocca asciutta — Hungry and wanting food, or disappointed and empty-handed.