rimettersi in sesto
Parola del giorno | Word of the day
Today's Parola del Giorno is the verb expression, rimettersi in sesto, which means to get back on one's feet.
Il sesto is the ancient word for il compasso or compass, which is used by architects, for example, to draw circles (not to be confused with la bussola, which is a compass used for navigation and directions). The logic is that the curvature of an…