nun c'ho 'na lira
🇮🇹 Italian slang from Rome
What does “nun c'ho 'na lira” mean?
I haven't got a penny
Example
“Nun c'ho 'na lira fino ar 27.”
I haven't got a penny till the 27th.
Who you can say it to
With friends, not your boss
💸 Money
The textbook way to say it: non ho soldi
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