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Fare la talpa

To work as a spy or informer from within an organization

Literal Translation

"To act like a mole"

What it means

To work as a spy or informer from within an organization

Example in context

"Qualcuno stava facendo la talpa e passando informazioni alla concorrenza."

"Someone was acting as a mole and passing information to the competition."

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