jittari li manu

Sicilian

Etymology

Literally, “to throw the hands”. Compare Italian mettere mano.

Verb

jittari li manu

  1. to work hard
    sapiri unni jittari li manu ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
    Jetta li manu e fa na frocia.
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    (literally, “He works hard and makes an omelette.”)

References
  • Traina, Antonino (1868), “manu”, in Nuovo vocabolario Siciliano-Italiano [New Sicilian-Italian vocabulary] (in Italian), Liber Liber, published 2020, pages 2390–2391
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