gettare alle ortiche — meaning in English
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English meaning
- dilapidate verb To make something fall into ruin or disrepair.
Senses
gettare alle ortiche is used for these senses in English:
- dilapidate (transitive, figurative) To squander or waste.
- knock into a cocked hat (transitive, chiefly, Britain, colloquial, figuratively) To completely demolish, nullify, overthrow, or otherwise defeat (a person; an argument, idea, or proposition; or a thing).
dilapidate — full definition
- verb To make something fall into ruin or disrepair.
- verb To spend money or use resources carelessly.
- verb To become old and damaged through neglect.
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