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Fare il tacchino

To strut around pompously without real substance

Literal Translation

"To act like a turkey"

What it means

To strut around pompously without real substance

Example in context

"Si comporta come se fosse chissà chi: fa il tacchino."

"He acts like he's somebody special — what a pompous turkey."

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