jittari li manu

Sicilian

Etymology

Literally, “to throw the hands”. Compare Italian mettere mano.

Verb

jittari li manu

1. to work hard

   sapiri unni jittari li manu ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   Jetta li manu e fa na frocia.

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   (literally, “He works hard and makes an omelette.”)

References

• Traina, Antonino (1868) “manu”, in Nuovo vocabolario Siciliano-Italiano (in Italian), Liber Liber, published 2020, pages 2390–2391