pendaglio da forca

Meaning: A person who deserves to be hanged; a worthless scoundrel.

Language: Italian

Literally: gallows pendant

Category: The Absurd

Origin: A grim image: someone so wicked they belong dangling from the gallows, a rogue fit only for execution.

More idioms — The Absurd

• dannarsi l'anima — To work extremely hard or exert oneself to the utmost.
• come butta — What is happening; how are things going.
• a casa del diavolo — Far away; a great distance to travel; the long way around.
• sem tamanho — enormous, immensely large.
• há algo de podre no reino da Dinamarca — something is deeply wrong or suspicious, though the truth may be hidden.
• brincar com fogo — to engage in a risky or dangerous behavior; to put oneself in harm's way.

More Italian idioms

• mi sa — I suppose, I guess, or I have the impression.
• nei panni di — In the position, role, or situation of someone else; in their shoes.
• alla lontana — In an indirect or roundabout way; distantly or remotely connected.
• 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.

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