B2🐺 Animals
Avere la pelle di serpente
To be able to completely change and reinvent oneself
Literal Translation
"To have snake skin"
What it means
To be able to completely change and reinvent oneself
Example in context
"Dopo la crisi ha fatto la pelle di serpente: è completamente cambiato."
"After the crisis he shed his snake skin — he's completely changed."
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