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Come l'erba cattiva non muore mai

Like a bad penny it always turns up

Literal Translation

"Like bad grass it never dies"

What it means

Like a bad penny it always turns up

Example in context

"È tornato di nuovo — come l'erba cattiva non muore mai."

"He is back again — like a bad penny he always turns up."

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