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B2🍝 Food

Avere le pere cotte

to be head over heels

Literal Translation

"To have cooked pears"

What it means

To be in love / to be lovesick

Example in context

"Si vede che ha le pere cotte per lei — non fa altro che parlarne."

"You can tell he is head over heels for her — he will not stop talking about her."

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