cogliere la palla al balzo

Posted on July 24, 2012 by Keith

Today’s Parola del Giorno is the verb expression, cogliere la palla al balzo, which means to seize the opportunity. You can see the expression used in its context below:

Quando mi hanno offerto il lavoro d’insegnante ho colto la palla al balzo e ho preso il primo treno per Roma.

When they offered me the teaching post, I seized the opportunity and took the first train to Rome.

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