Il Piatto Piange

Sentence typically used in card games. It can indicate two distinct situations:
Or that all or some of the players have not placed their bet or any amount owed following a losing hand in the middle of the table (in the ante). Or more generally that one’s financial resources are running out, indicating a certain economic scarcity. Which is probably associated with the consequent lack of food, and when a dish is empty… you can guess … it is sad and ends up weeping …

Thanks Sheida for the pic!

Dalla Padella alla Brace

From bad to worse. It is used mostly when we try to solve a complicated situation and as a result we find ourselves having to face much harsher circumstances… and in addition to the unfavorable context is added the discomfort for not being able to solve the problem. In any case, don’t worry… in the cooking pan we would have ended up overcooked… perhaps even more slowly, therefore with prolonged pain over time…

Tutti i nodi vengono al pettine

Sooner or later … the issues unravel. And from a manageable situation we arrive at a difficult intrigue with which we must deal.

Se Parigi avess u mer sarebb na piccol Ber

Sometimes… small towns have nothing to envy to much more noble toponyms… to the point that they can feel even more important. Because it is the heart that decides our place in the world, and makes it the only place where we would like to be. Also… the sea often makes the difference… Ispiksaggezza…

Risata a denti stretti

It is not the result of an engaging humor… it is a bitter laugh, sometimes forced, sometimes cold… but not without its why… there are things that make us laugh a little less outside and a little more inside, concealed, in the depths of the deepest thoughts…

Mettere in Riga

Discipline in a geometric way, report to appropriate and loyal behavior. Military intent to condition a person on the basis of moral canons dictated by the belief that an army is a place where unquestionable values are exercised. Which then perhaps is questionable…

Al contadino non far sapere quanto è buono il cacio con le pere

Keep someone (in this case a poor farmer) in the dark about a secret that could somehow, if revealed, come back to haunt those who have not been able to preserve it. Basically… the farmers produced both pears and cheese. If they had known how good this pairing was, they would have ended up giving the bottom of all the pears and all the cheese, to the detriment of the owners’ tables, who instead… knew… but remained silent… damn!
Although I have a doubt… what if it is ironic? What if the farmers had always known? Who more than them knows the secrets of good food?

L’hai servita su un piatto d’argento

Sometimes, following a statement, it is almost natural to give a certain answer, often ironic or full of a more or less veiled sarcasm.
The answer (or joke or comment) is therefore served on a silver plate. So we are put, by our interlocutor, in a position to give an answer that seems almost necessary, or at least strictly consequential.
This teaches us to evaluate our words also in relation to the consequent response that could arise, so we should decide whether or not to serve the answer on a shiny silver plate.

A casa facciamo i conti

Childhood memories! It happened that mom or dad would take you to play in the park. Rome has wonderful green spaces, called “villas” because it was once the private residence of princes and dukes counts and marquises… usually in Italian families a strict rule of education imposed the consequent threat of retroactive punishment in case of some outdoor prank with the purpose to put the naughty infant in line.

Aho! Then it is a question of choices and priorities

San Giovanni non vuole impicci non vuole inganni

There are people, such as St. John, who are far more upright than others and who can be trusted with proven loyalty and moral integrity. Which these days is a great quality.

La lingua batte dove il dente duole.

It is often our weaknesses that provide the universe with an easy target. And when we have a problem, we can’t stop think about it, and remind ourselves of it. And by a strange law of attraction, a problem is followed by attention to the problem, which more often than not only makes things worse.