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)

  1. (idiomatic) to walk the streets; to prostitute