sapere di fregatura
to sound dodgy, to sound fishy
Today’s Parola del Giorno is the expression sapere di fregatura, which means to sound dodgy or to sound fishy.
See the expression used below:
Oggi ho ricevuto una risposta dal mio curriculum. Purtroppo “l’offerta” di lavoro sa di fregatura: non sembra un’offerta reale e penso che vogliano ingannarmi.
Today, I received a response from my resume. Unfortunately, the “job offer” sounds fishy: it doesn’t seem like a real offer, and I think they might want to scam me.
For an audio file of the word and the expression, visit https://paroladelgiorno.com/2020/08/24/sapere-di-fregatura.