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B2🐺 Animals

Fare il verme

To be servile and grovel; to crawl to someone

Literal Translation

"To act like a worm"

What it means

To be servile and grovel; to crawl to someone

Example in context

"Fa il verme con il capo pur di ottenere un aumento."

"He grovels to the boss just to get a raise."

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