battere il marciapiede
Italian edit
Etymology edit
Literally, “beat the sidewalk (with one's feet)”.
Verb edit
bàttere il marciapiede (first-person singular present bàtto il marciapiede, first-person singular past historic battéi il marciapiede, past participle battùto il marciapiede, auxiliary avére)
- (idiomatic) to walk the streets; to prostitute