mettere lo zampino

Italian

Alternative forms
  • ficcare lo zampino

Etymology

Literally, “to put the (little) paw”.

Verb

méttere lo zampino (first-person singular present métto lo zampino, first-person singular past historic mìsi lo zampino, past participle mésso lo zampino, auxiliary avére)

  1. to have an indirect and subtle impact (on); to have a hand [+ in (object) = in]
    Synonyms: impicciarsi, ingerirsi, intromettersi, ficcare il naso, mettere il naso, occuparsi
    Anche qui, il paranormale ci ha messo lo zampino.
    Here too, the paranormal had a hand in it.
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