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Fare di tutta l'erba un fascio
to paint everyone with the same brush
Literal Translation
"To make one bundle of all the grass"
What it means
To lump everything/everyone together / to generalize
Example in context
"Non fare di tutta l'erba un fascio — non tutti i politici sono corrotti."
"Do not lump everyone together — not all politicians are corrupt."
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