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Avere le mani di burro

to have butterfingers

Literal Translation

"To have butter hands"

What it means

To have butter fingers / to drop things constantly

Example in context

"Ha le mani di burro — ha già rotto due bicchieri stamattina."

"He has butter fingers — he's already broken two glasses this morning."

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