in una botte di ferro
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Italian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Literally, “in a barrel of iron”.
Prepositional phrase
[edit]- in a promising position, safe from any dangers; home and dry, all set; sitting pretty
- Dopo tutte le ore di studi, mi sentivo in una botte di ferro.
- After all the hours of studying, I felt all set.