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B1🍝 Food

Non essere né carne né pesce

to be neither fish nor fowl

Literal Translation

"To be neither meat nor fish"

What it means

To be neither one thing nor the other / wishy-washy

Example in context

"Questo progetto non è né carne né pesce — non si capisce cosa voglia essere."

"This project is neither one thing nor the other — you cannot understand what it wants to be."

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