B2🐺 Animals
Stare come un gatto sul fuoco
To be very restless; to be unable to stay still
Literal Translation
"To sit like a cat on fire"
What it means
To be very restless; to be unable to stay still
Example in context
"Durante la riunione stava come un gatto sul fuoco."
"During the meeting he was sitting on pins and needles."
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