A saying that takes us back to childhood, when as kids, walking the streets of Rome, we'd encounter a nun. It was common to say this expression, touch a friend, and cross our fingers. Essentially, it was a small magical ritual that protected us from the proverbial bad luck brought by the sight of a nun, and passed this "zella" (as they say in Rome) to the unfortunate person touched, who in turn had to be quick enough to touch someone else before they crossed their fingers, thus making themselves immune.
This is the imagery of those who grew up as children in the same city where the Pope lives...
When eating well, and with a certain regularity, is an indication of human importance.
And when the physical appearance suggests a social position of a certain value.
A big hello. It is not a goodbye. Means a movement away. Inability. It judges peremptorily a situation or behavior far from the possibility of being realized. Ciaone is also a bit prophetic. It tells us that something will never happen, or at least it will be very complicated. So... better to greet first, without skimping on the size of the greeting, because the object of this big greating is probably not close neither in time, nor in space. The ingredients are 60% irony. 10% contemptuous tone. 20% negative rating. The last 10% we leave to improvisation...
A polite way of showing doubt, ignorance (who knows where, who knows who), or in other contexts lack of trust in another person, if not also “and who knows what else”.
It is said to brag about something to brag about
Example: “Yesterday in the soccer match I scored 49 goals, 32 of which were on overhead kicks, I'm sorry!”
