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Volare basso

To keep a low profile; to have modest ambitions

Literal Translation

"To fly low"

What it means

To keep a low profile; to have modest ambitions

Example in context

"Da quando ha perso il lavoro vola basso."

"Since he lost his job he's been keeping a low profile."

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