tirare avanti

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Italian

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Etymology

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Literally, to pull forward.

Verb

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tiràre avanti (first-person singular present tìro avanti, first-person singular past historic tirài avanti, past participle tiràto avanti, auxiliary avére)

  1. to eke out, get by
    Synonyms: sbarcare il lunario, campare
  2. to plow through; to soldier through; to get on; to keep going
    tira avanti con quella storia
    he keeps going with that story