mettere piede

Italian

Etymology

Literally, “to put foot”.

Verb

méttere piede (first-person singular present métto piede, first-person singular past historic mìsi piede, past participle mésso piede, auxiliary avére)

1. (idiomatic, intransitive) to set foot

   Synonyms: andare, entrare

   • 2020 September 24, Massimo Basile, “Biden sì, ma non troppo: nel Minnesota di Floyd nessun voto è scontato [Biden yes, but not too much: in Floyd's Minnesota no vote is taken for granted]”, in la Repubblica‎^[1]:

     Nel 2016 a Donald Trump, ne mancarono 44.593 of them: lo considerava troppo democratico, e non ci aveva messo piede.

     In 2016, Donald Trump was missing 44,593: he considered it too Democratic, and he didn't set foot in it.