186 - One of my favorite Italian idioms (15)
One of my favorite Italian idioms is "toccare con mano", that can be translated into "to touch with hand". We use this idiom when we want to personally make sure of the reality of something. The only way to do it is touching it with one's own hands, i.e. experience it. It is used, for example, when one is speaking about something on the phone and wants to ascertain of its existence. In general, one uses it to say clearly that he is interested in real facts, not in words or promises.
I do not know if this Italian idiom has an English counterpart, but I would be glad if you told me in the comments or corrections.
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186 - One of my favorite Italian idioms (15)
One of my favorite Italian idioms is "toccare con mano", that can be translated into "to touch with hand". We use this idiom when we want to make sure if something is real. The only way to do it is to touch with your own hand i.e. experience it. It is used, for example, when one is speaking about something on the phone and wants to ascertain of its existence. In general, we uses it to say clearly that we are interesting in real facts, not at words or promises.
I do not know if this Italian idiom is the same as english, but I would be glad if you will tell me in the comments or corrections.
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