B1 — Intermediate💼 Work & Money
Dare fondo ai risparmi
To exhaust one's savings / to drain one's reserves
Literal Translation
"To reach the bottom of one's savings"
What it means
To spend all of one's saved money, often in a business emergency
Example in context
"Per salvare l'impresa ha dato fondo a tutti i risparmi."
"To save the business he drained all his savings."
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