Avere gli occhi foderati di prosciutto

Meaning: To be unable to see what is right in front of you.

Language: Italian

Literally: To have eyes lined with ham

Category: The Absurd

Origin: Recorded in Roman and Tuscan popular humor since the 19th century — slices of ham as the most Italian blindfold imaginable.

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