fare da cicerone
Parola del giorno | Word of the day
Today's Parola del Giorno is the verb expression fare da cicerone (a + qualcuno), which means to show someone the sights or to show someone around.
If you have friends in Italy, they might say to you that they will show you around and use the word cicerone to describe themselves.
Here's the expression used below:
Quando ho deciso di andare a Napoli, il mio amico ha detto che si è proposito di farmi da cicerone.
When I decided to go to Naples, my friend said that he planned to show me around.