Whipping Boy

interesting, I had imagined it had something to do with a person being
soiled because they did something wrong....
(I wash my hands of this... vuole dire.. This is not a problem i am going to
be involved in)

"it stinks" vuole dire "something bad happened here, someone's lying, ecc"
 
  • Yes, in fact I thought it had to do with religion. Like in "Mercoledì delle ceneri"
    Here in the states it does for catholics. We also have Ash wednesday. :)
     
    mimitabby said:
    interesting, I had imagined it had something to do with a person being
    soiled because they did something wrong....
    (I wash my hands of this... vuole dire.. This is not a problem i am going to
    be involved in)

    "it stinks" vuole dire "something bad happened here, someone's lying, ecc"
    we say
    "me ne lavo le mani" = I wash my hands of this
    mi puzza = it stinks
     
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