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gettare alle ortiche — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • dilapidate verb To cause to become ruined or put into 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

  1. verb To cause to become ruined or put into disrepair.
  2. verb To squander or waste.
  3. verb To fall into ruin or disuse.

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