B2🐺 Animals
Essere un'iena
To be an opportunistic scavenger; to exploit the weak
Literal Translation
"To be a hyena"
What it means
To be an opportunistic scavenger; to exploit the weak
Example in context
"Dopo la morte del nonno, i parenti lontani si sono comportati come iene per l'eredità."
"After grandpa's death, distant relatives behaved like hyenas over the inheritance."
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