Lost in Literal

🇮🇹 Italian, taken literally

Rompere il ghiaccio

Literally

to break the ice

What it really means

To ease an awkward first moment.

meeting someone new, first date, first day of work

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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