IdiomNature
Italian
Italiandove non batte il sole
Meaning: On one's backside; used in crude retorts, like English "where the sun doesn't shine."
Literally: Where the sun does not beat
Example: “Ha nascosto i soldi dove non batte il sole.” — He hid the money where the sun doesn't shine.
English equivalent: Where the sun doesn't shine
Equivalents in other languages
English: where the sun doesn't shine
Origin: Literally "where the sun doesn't shine": as the Hoepli dictionary explains, the backside, the part of the body that usually stays covered. It is used above all in crude retorts telling someone where to put something, like the identical English phrase.
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