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Fare le nozze con i fichi secchi

to do something big on a shoestring

Literal Translation

"To celebrate a wedding with dried figs"

What it means

To try to do something important with very few resources

Example in context

"Non puoi organizzare una conferenza internazionale con quel budget — non si possono fare le nozze con i fichi secchi."

"You can't organize an international conference with that budget — you can't do something big with so little."

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