In Italian, as in any language, there are many popular sayings and metaphors using animals, based on human perceptions of those animals’ lives and habits. Cats It seems that, in Italian culture, the distinguishing feature of cats is their greed for food. Non c’e’ trippa per gatti “There’s no tripe for cats.” This is used [...]
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