andare per la maggiore

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Italian

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Etymology

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Literally, to go for the most.

Verb

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andare per la maggiore

  1. to be very popular
    Synonyms: essere in voga, essere di moda, furoreggiare
    • 2020, Masterchef Italia, season 9, episode 16, spoken by Giada Meloni:
      La critica che è andata per la maggiore è che i piatti erano slegati rispetto agli originali.
      The most common criticism is that that the dishes were disconnected from the original ones.
      (literally, “The criticism that was very popular is that the plates were disconnected with respect to the originals.”)