Lost in Literal

🇮🇹 Italian, taken literally

Prendere due piccioni con una fava

Literally

catch two pigeons with one fava bean

What it really means

Kill two birds with one stone.

describing an efficient solution, casually

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Italian, taken literally

In bocca al lupointo the wolf's mouthAvere le mani in pastato have your hands in the doughNon vedo l'oraI don't see the hourIn gambaon legsAcqua in boccawater in your mouthPrendere in giroto take [someone] in a circle