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 [with in ‘in’]

   Synonyms: impacciarsi, intromettersi; see also Thesaurus:impicciarsi

   Anche qui, il paranormale ci ha messo lo zampino.

   Here too, the paranormal had a hand in it.