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Essere un avvoltoio

To circle like a vulture waiting to profit from someone's misfortune

Literal Translation

"To be a vulture"

What it means

To circle like a vulture waiting to profit from someone's misfortune

Example in context

"I giornalisti si sono radunati fuori dalla casa come avvoltoi."

"The journalists gathered outside the house like vultures."

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