B1 — Intermedio❤️ Amor y familia
Raccogliere i cocci
To pick up the pieces after a broken relationship
Traducción literal
"To pick up the pieces"
Qué significa
To pick up the pieces after a broken relationship. Cocci are broken shards of pottery. This vivid metaphor for rebuilding after heartbreak is widely used and easily understood.
Ejemplo en contexto
"Dopo che lei l'ha lasciato, ha impiegato mesi a raccogliere i cocci."
"After she left him, it took him months to pick up the pieces."
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