affogare in un bicchier d'acqua

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Etymology

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Literally, to drown in a cup of water.

Verb

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affogàre in un bicchier d'acqua (first-person singular present affógo in un bicchier d'acqua or affògo in un bicchier d'acqua, first-person singular past historic affogài in un bicchier d'acqua, past participle affogàto in un bicchier d'acqua, auxiliary èssere)

  1. (idiomatic) to lose heart when encountering the smallest difficulty

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