B1🍝 Food
Avere le mani bucate
to let money slip through your fingers
Literal Translation
"To have holes in the hands"
What it means
To be a spendthrift / to let money slip through the fingers
Example in context
"Ha appena ricevuto lo stipendio e già non ha più niente — ha le mani bucate."
"He just got his salary and already has nothing left — money slips through his fingers."
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