B2🐺 Animals
Avere il carattere di un porcospino
To be very prickly and easily offended
Literal Translation
"To have the character of a porcupine"
What it means
To be very prickly and easily offended
Example in context
"Non riesci mai a dirgli niente senza che si offenda: ha il carattere di un porcospino."
"You can never say anything to him without him taking offense — he has the character of a porcupine."
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