English to Italian fare la torta

[italtrav]

Ciao a tutti

The WR dictionary has an entry under fare la torta with a gloss that it means 'to trigger a difficult and complex situation.'
I haven't found any other discussion of this. Could anyone here say something about how this might be used (and whether it is an expression that is actually in use)?

 

[Paulfromitaly]

You need to tell us the context in which you found it
It's meaningless to me.

 

[italtrav]

I was originally browsing for synonyms for 'situazione' and found this with no other context: fare la torta - Dizionario italiano-inglese WordReference

 

[Paulfromitaly]

I suspect it's an inaccurate translation.

 

[italtrav]

I suspect it's an inaccurate translation.

Grazie.