What does “Ogni morte di papa” mean?
Ogni morte di papa
Word for word
Every death of a pope
What it really means
Very rarely, hardly ever. Used for something that only happens after very long stretches of time.
How we say it in English
Once in a blue moon
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Piove sul bagnato
When it rains, it pours — but note that English almost always uses it for bad news, while the Italian cuts both ways
Non ci piove
No two ways about it
Fare un freddo cane
To be freezing cold — or, stronger, it's brutal out there
Avere la luna storta
To get up on the wrong side of the bed
Non vedo l'ora
I can't wait
In bocca al lupo
Break a leg — and, like "break a leg", you never answer with "thank you"