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Fare il filetto

to do the finest work

Literal Translation

"To do the fillet"

What it means

To work precisely and skillfully / to do the finest work

Example in context

"Su questo progetto devi fare il filetto — non ci sono margini di errore."

"On this project you need to do your finest work — there is no room for error."

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