A2🍝 Food
Fare la fame
to be dirt poor
Literal Translation
"To make hunger"
What it means
To be dirt poor / to struggle financially
Example in context
"Da giovane artista faceva la fame ma non ha mai smesso di dipingere."
"As a young artist he was dirt poor but never stopped painting."
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