a man bassa
Italian edit
Etymology edit
Literally, “at low hand”.
Prepositional phrase edit
- (idiomatic) without danger or obstacle; easily
- Synonym: a man salva
- rubare a man bassa ― to steal easily
- 2020 September 30, Federico Rampini, “Il presidente Trump e la strategia della rissa nel dibattito. Così conta di recuperare lo svantaggio [President Trmup and the strategy of fighting in the debate. This is how he counts on making up for the disadvantage]”, in la Repubblica[1]:
- Il giorno dopo Trump cantava vittoria: "Sento dire che Biden vuole abbandonare, che pensa di rinunciare agli altri dibattiti. Fatti suoi. Ho vinto a man bassa, era debole, si vedeva quanto era debole".
- The next day Trump claimed victory: "I hear that Biden wants to quit, that he is thinking about giving up on the other debates. His business. I won by a landslide, he was weak, you could see how weak he was".