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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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