B2🐺 Animals
Essere un leone in gabbia
To be a powerful person who is confined or restricted
Literal Translation
"To be a lion in a cage"
What it means
To be a powerful person who is confined or restricted
Example in context
"Dopo il licenziamento si sentiva come un leone in gabbia."
"After being fired he felt like a caged lion."
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