A2🍝 Food
Non capirci un cavolo
to not understand a thing
Literal Translation
"To not understand a cabbage about it"
What it means
To not understand anything at all
Example in context
"Ho letto le istruzioni tre volte ma non ci capisco un cavolo."
"I've read the instructions three times but I don't understand a thing."
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