in piano

Italian

Etymology

Literally, “in plane”.

Prepositional phrase

in piano

1. on level ground
   • 2004 July 22, The Staircase, episode 1, spoken by Martha Ratliff (Martha Ratliff):

     Praticamente era come se due bombe ci avessero colpito in piano.

     It was like two bombshells, I guess, hitting us.

     (literally, “Practically it was as if two bombs had struck us on level ground.”)