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Avere il sale e il pepe nei capelli
to have salt and pepper hair
Literal Translation
"To have salt and pepper in the hair"
What it means
To have grey hair / to be middle-aged
Example in context
"Ha il sale e il pepe nei capelli ma è ancora in perfetta forma."
"He has grey hair but is still in perfect shape."
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