farla franca

Italian

Etymology

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Verb

fàrla franca (pronominal, first-person singular present la fàccio franca, first-person singular past historic la féci franca, past participle fàtto franca, first-person singular imperfect la facévo franca, second-person singular imperative fàlla franca, auxiliary avére)

  1. (idiomatic) to get away with something
    Synonym: cavarsela
    Cosa ti ha fatto pensare che l'avresti fatta franca?
    What made you think you'd get away with it?
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