B2🍝 Food
Avere il sangue come acqua
to have ice in the veins
Literal Translation
"To have blood like water"
What it means
To be cold and emotionless / to have ice in the veins
Example in context
"Ha annunciato i licenziamenti senza battere ciglio — ha il sangue come acqua."
"He announced the layoffs without blinking — he has ice in his veins."
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