B1🍝 Food
Essere aceto
to be sharp-tongued and bitter
Literal Translation
"To be vinegar"
What it means
To be sharp-tongued / bitter and caustic
Example in context
"Non puoi ferire sempre gli altri così — sei aceto puro."
"You cannot keep hurting others like that — you are pure vinegar."
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