B2🍝 Comida
Tirare l'acqua al proprio mulino
to feather your own nest
Traducción literal
"To draw water to one's own mill"
Qué significa
To act in one's own interest / to turn everything to one's advantage
Ejemplo en contexto
"Tira sempre l'acqua al suo mulino — in ogni discussione cerca di ricavarne qualcosa."
"He always acts in his own interest — in every discussion he tries to get something out of it."
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