battere i tacchi

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Italian

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Etymology

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Literally, beat the heels (of one's shoe).

Verb

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bàttere i tacchi (first-person singular present bàtto i tacchi, first-person singular past historic battéi i tacchi, past participle battùto i tacchi, auxiliary avére)

  1. (idiomatic) to run away; to flee