B1🌿 Nature & Weather
Fare la gatta morta
To play dumb / to pretend to be harmless
Literal Translation
"To play the dead cat"
What it means
To play dumb / to pretend to be harmless
Example in context
"Fa la gatta morta, ma sa benissimo quello che succede."
"She plays dumb, but she knows perfectly well what is going on."
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