B1💬 Everyday Life
Avere il pallino di qualcosa
To have a thing for something
Literal Translation
"To have the dot for something"
What it means
To be obsessed with something / to have a thing for something
Example in context
"Ha il pallino della puntualità — arriva sempre dieci minuti prima."
"He has a thing about punctuality — he always arrives ten minutes early."
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