What does “Avere la testa fra le nuvole” mean?
Avere la testa fra le nuvole
Word for word
To have your head among the clouds
What it really means
To be distracted, thinking about something else. Said of someone not paying attention to what is going on around them.
How we say it in English
To have your head in the clouds
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Costare un occhio della testa
To cost an arm and a leg
Non avere peli sulla lingua
Not to mince your words
Fare orecchie da mercante
To turn a deaf ear
Rimanere a bocca asciutta
To be left empty-handed — or left high and dry
Ficcare il naso negli affari degli altri
To poke your nose into other people's business
In bocca al lupo
Break a leg — and, like "break a leg", you never answer with "thank you"