lasciarci le cuoia

Italian

Etymology

Literally, “to leave the skin there”.

Verb

lasciàrci le cuoia (pronominal, first-person singular present ci làscio le cuoia, first-person singular past historic ci lasciài le cuoia, past participle lasciàto le cuoia, auxiliary avére)

1. (intransitive, idiomatic) to bite the dust, to give up the ghost, to kick the bucket

Related terms

• tirare le cuoia

See also

• lasciarci la pelle
• lasciarci le penne