Avere le braccine corte

Meaning: To be stingy; to never reach for the check.

Language: Italian

Literally: To have short little arms

Category: Body & Senses

Origin: Italian gesture-based humor about T-Rex arms.

More idioms — Body & Senses

• Empurrar com a barriga — To procrastinate; to keep delaying something.
• Τρώω τα νύχια μου — I'm extremely anxious and impatient.
• Casser les pieds à quelqu'un — To annoy or bore someone greatly.
• Avoir un poil dans la main — To be extremely lazy.
• Prendre ses jambes à son cou — To run away very fast.
• Se lever du pied gauche — To wake up in a bad mood.

More Italian idioms

• Cadere a fagiolo — To arrive at exactly the perfect moment.
• Fare il diavolo a quattro — To raise absolute hell; to cause a huge scene.
• Chi dorme non piglia pesci — You snooze, you lose.
• Acqua in bocca — Keep it secret; don't tell anyone.
• Essere al verde — To be broke; to have no money left.
• avere la coda di paglia — Feel guilty about something because you're afraid of being discovered or criticized.

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