Rimanere in mutande
Meaning: To be left penniless.
Language: Italian
Literally: To be left in your underwear
Category: Daily Life
Origin: Stripped down to nothing but one's underpants captures the image of total financial ruin.
More idioms — Daily Life
- Onde Judas perdeu as botas — In the middle of nowhere; the back of beyond.
- 七転び八起き (Nanakorobi yaoki) — To keep getting up no matter how often you fall.
- 入乡随俗 (Rù xiāng suí sú) — When in Rome, do as the Romans do.
- 등잔 밑이 어둡다 (Deungjan mit-i eodupda) — The answer is overlooked right under your nose.
- Iets met de Franse slag doen — To do it carelessly and half-heartedly.
- Άλλα λόγια ν' αγαπιόμαστε — You're dodging the point or talking nonsense.
More Italian idioms
- Tutto fa brodo — Every little bit helps.
- Capire fischi per fiaschi — To misunderstand completely.
- Essere in gamba — To be sharp, capable and on the ball.
- Fare orecchie da mercante — To turn a deaf ear deliberately.
- Non sapere che pesci pigliare — To be at a complete loss what to do.
- Avere un chiodo fisso — To be obsessed with one idea.
From our proverbs
- Who so blind as he that will not see? — Willful ignorance is the most complete blindness; refusing truth is worse than lacking it.
- A blind man would be glad to see it. — Even the most limited or deprived person would be grateful for what others take for grant…
- You cannot get blood out of a stone. — Demanding resources from those who lack them is futile; necessity cannot extract what doe…