Lost in Literal

🇮🇹 Italian, taken literally

Gatta da pelare

Literally

a she-cat to be skinned

What it really means

a thankless, thorny job; a tough nut to crack

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Italian, taken literally

In bocca al lupointo the wolf's mouth Avere le mani in pastato have your hands in the dough Non vedo l'oraI don't see the hour In gambaon legs Acqua in boccawater in your mouth Prendere in giroto take [someone] in a circle