B2 — Upper Intermediate👁️ Body Parts
Avere la bocca di panna
To be honey-tongued
Literal Translation
"To have a cream mouth"
What it means
To be honey-tongued. Describes someone who is very sweet-talking and persuasive with their words. Can be slightly ironic.
Example in context
"Ha la bocca di panna — riesce a convincere chiunque."
"He has a honey tongue — he can convince anyone."
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