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B2 — Upper Intermediate💼 Work & Money

Fare il giro dell'oca

To go round in circles

Literal Translation

"To play the goose chase"

What it means

To go through a long bureaucratic or commercial process without progress

Example in context

"Per ottenere il permesso, ho fatto il giro dell'oca tra uffici per mesi."

"To get the permit, I went round in circles between offices for months."

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