B2 — Upper Intermediate❤️ Love & Family
Avere il pallino di qualcuno
To be obsessed with someone
Literal Translation
"To have the marble of someone"
What it means
To be obsessed with someone; to have a fixation on someone. Pallino can mean a marble or a hobby obsession. In this context it means an infatuation bordering on fixation. Used colloquially.
Example in context
"Ha il pallino di quella ragazza — non pensa ad altro."
"He is obsessed with that girl — he thinks of nothing else."
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