fondue....prendere

Prendere in giro Literally: To take around Play Prendere per i fondelli Literally: To take for the butt Play Prendere per il naso Literally: To take for the nose If you want to encourage someone to seize the moment, you can tell them to do the following: Play Prendi la palla al balzo! Take the ball on the bounce! And to end on the inexplicable: Here's the Italian equivalent of the English proverb "to kill two birds with one stone". Play Prendere due piccioni con una fava To take two pigeons with one bean