B1 — Intermediate👁️ Body Parts
Avere la testa di legno
To be a blockhead
Literal Translation
"To have a wooden head"
What it means
To be a blockhead. A critical expression describing someone who is very slow to understand or stubbornly refuses to learn.
Example in context
"Gli ho spiegato tre volte ma ha la testa di legno."
"I've explained it to him three times but he's a blockhead."
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