Non cavare un ragno dal buco in Italian
| Literal translation | Not to pull a spider out of the hole |
| Meaning | To be unable to solve a problem or achieve something |
| IPA pronunciation | /non kaˈvaːre un ˈraɲɲo dal ˈbuːko/ |
Non cavare un ragno dal buco
To get nowhere, to achieve nothing
Where does this come from? Imagine that there is a small spider tucked inside a hole in the wall. If you can’t get it out, it means you’re not that capable of doing things, so you will have a lot of problems when difficulties arise! 😉
For example, you can say…
Stiamo lavorando al problema da tre settimane, ma non riusciamo a cavare un ragno dal buco.
We’ve been working on the problem for three weeks, but we’re getting nowhere.
➡️ Related lessons
- Cavare (to pull)
- Ragno (spider)
- Buco (hole)
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- Indefinite articles
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