B1 — Intermediate🎨 Colors
Faccia di bronzo
Brass neck / brazen cheek
Literal Translation
"Bronze face"
What it means
Great impudence and audacity, showing no shame despite behaving badly.
Example in context
"Ha la faccia di bronzo, si è presentato come se niente fosse."
"He has a brass neck, he showed up as if nothing had happened."
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