la bellezza di
Meaning: A considerable quantity or duration of something, often used with mock admiration to emphasize an impressively large amount.
Language: Italian
Literally: the beauty of
Category: Daily Life
Origin: The phrase uses 'beauty' ironically to highlight an amount that is impressively substantial, as if its magnitude itself is beautiful.
More idioms — Daily Life
- senza colpo ferire — Without any struggle, opposition, or difficulty; achieved effortlessly.
- essere di casa — To be accepted as a family member; to feel completely at home and comfortable somewhere.
- girare a vuoto — To spin idly without accomplishing anything; to waste time in aimless activity.
- alla sprovvista — Without warning; caught unprepared or by surprise.
- alla bell'e meglio — In a sloppy, careless, or makeshift manner; doing something poorly for lack of effort or…
- tutto d'un colpo — Suddenly; all at once; without warning or gradual transition.
More Italian idioms
- battere i tacchi — To run away or flee hastily.
- 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.
- a viso aperto — Openly and frankly; without deception or concealment.
- cavare le castagne dal fuoco — To help someone out of a dangerous or difficult situation, often at one's own risk or eff…
- preparare il terreno — To establish the conditions or foundations that will make something possible later.
From our compliments & insults
- Che spettacolo! — You look absolutely stunning — a spontaneous burst of admiration for someone's appearance.
- Che rompiscatole — What an insufferable pest — someone who endlessly pesters and never lets you be.
- Testa quadrata — A rigid, inflexible blockhead who refuses to see beyond their fixed ideas.