rompere le scatole

4 May 2018 Keith Word of the Day

Today’s Parola del Giorno is the expression rompere le scatole, which means to get on someone’s nerves or to bother someone.

See the expression used below:

La smettete di rompere le scatole al cane, per favore? Lasciatelo dormire!

Can you stop bothering the dog, please? Let him sleep!

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