B1🌿 Nature & Weather
Navigare in cattive acque
To be in troubled waters / going through a bad patch
Literal Translation
"To sail in bad waters"
What it means
To be in troubled waters / going through a bad patch
Example in context
"La ditta naviga in cattive acque da mesi."
"The firm has been sailing in troubled waters for months."
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