B2🍝 Food
Fare il regalo della zucca
to give someone the cold shoulder
Literal Translation
"To give the pumpkin as a gift"
What it means
To give someone the cold shoulder / to dump someone
Example in context
"Dopo tre anni di fidanzamento, lei gli ha fatto il regalo della zucca."
"After three years of dating, she gave him the cold shoulder and ended it."
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