What does “Campa cavallo che l'erba cresce” mean?
Campa cavallo che l'erba cresce
Word for word
Keep living, horse, while the grass grows
What it really means
Said ironically about something that will take so long there is no point counting on it. The standard reply to a promise nobody believes.
How we say it in English
Don't hold your breath
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In bocca al lupo
Break a leg — and, like "break a leg", you never answer with "thank you"
Prendere due piccioni con una fava
To kill two birds with one stone
Avere una fame da lupi
To be so hungry you could eat a horse
Essere una gatta da pelare
A thankless task — or, closer to the tone, a real headache
Menare il can per l'aia
To beat around the bush
Prendere un granchio
To bark up the wrong tree — or to get the wrong end of the stick