B2🐺 Animals
Essere un'anguilla
To be slippery and hard to pin down
Literal Translation
"To be an eel"
What it means
To be slippery and hard to pin down
Example in context
"È come un'anguilla: ogni volta che lo metti alle strette trova un modo per scappare."
"He's like an eel — every time you corner him he finds a way to escape."
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