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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