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Italian
Etymology
Literally, “to escape from (one's) hand”.
Verb
sfuggìre di mano (first-person singular present sfùggo di mano, first-person singular past historic sfuggìi di mano, past participle sfuggìto di mano, auxiliary èssere)
- (idiomatic) to get out of hand
2020 July 23, “La sfida di Trump: "Agenti federali nella città a gestione democratica per fermare la violenza"”, in la Repubblica:"Il mio compito come presidente è proteggere gli americani", ha detto Trump scagliandosi contro i sindaci e le autorità locali, che secondo lui si sono lasciati sfuggire la situazione di mano.- "My job as president is protecting Americans", Trump said while lashing out against the mayors and the local authorities, whom according to him have let the situation get out of hand.