tirare le cuoia

Italian

Verb

tiràre le cuoia (first-person singular present tìro le cuoia, first-person singular past historic tirài le cuoia, past participle tiràto le cuoia, auxiliary avére)

1. (intransitive, idiomatic) to bite the dust, to kick the bucket, to give up the ghost
2. (intransitive, idiomatic, figurative) to quit; to cease functioning

Synonyms

• lasciarci le cuoia
• morire