tirare a lucido
Italian
Etymology
Literally, “to pull to shine”.
Verb
tiràre a lucido (first-person singular present tìro a lucido, first-person singular past historic tirài a lucido, past participle tiràto a lucido, auxiliary avére)
- (transitive, idiomatic) to polish up
- 2020, Soul, Disney; Pixar, spoken by Joe Gardner (Jamie Foxx):
- Dobbiamo tornare a casa mia, tirarti a lucido e...
- We gotta get back to my place and get you cleaned up and...
- (literally, “We have to go back to my house, polish you up and...”)
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