Category Archives: Storia

Modi di dire italiani con animali

Posted on December 16, 2021 by babbityjean

Menare il can per l’aia significa continuare a parlare di un argomento senza mai arrivare a una conclusione o cercare di cambiare un discorso per evitare un argomento sgradito.  Esempio: Per favore, rispondimi adesso, non menare il can per l’aia. … Continue reading →

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Italian Idioms with Animals

Posted on December 16, 2021 by babbityjean

Menare il can per l’aia (literally, to lead the dog through the farmyard) means to talk for a long time without coming to a conclusion, or to change the subject in order to avoid answering a specific question.  English speakers … Continue reading →

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Salvator Mundi: The Ongoing Saga

Posted on December 9, 2021 by babbityjean

Of questionable attribution, the Salvator Mundi was marketed as a Leonardo DaVinci painting and sold at Christie’s in late 2017 for a record $450 million.  At the time of my post in early 2018, “Salvator Mundi: What’s in a Price?”, … Continue reading →

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