sulla difensiva
Italian
Etymology
Literally, "on the defensive."
Prepositional phrase
sulla difensiva
- (sports, also figurative) on the defensive
- 2012, John Green, Giorgia Grilli, transl., Colpa delle Stelle [The Fault in our Stars], Mondadori, page 81:
- «E che cosa avrei fatto io a lei?» ha chiesto, sulla difensiva.
- "What'd I do to her?" he asked, defensive.
- (literally, “"And what would I have done to her?" he asked, on the defensive.”)