B2🐺 Animals
Essere un polpo
To have many fingers in many pies; to be involved in everything
Literal Translation
"To be an octopus"
What it means
To have many fingers in many pies; to be involved in everything
Example in context
"Quell'imprenditore ha interessi ovunque, è un vero polpo."
"That entrepreneur has interests everywhere — he's a real octopus."
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