fare cassa

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Literally, to do cash register.

Verb[edit]

fare cassa

  1. to make bank; to make a killing; to make a fortune
  2. (figurative, by extension) to profit; to exploit; to make hay
    • 2024 January 24, Session of Parliament, spoken by Elly Schlein:
      Avete fatto cassa tagliando sui disabili. Il suo capogruppo si permette di fare battute sulla sanità mentale che è un dramma che riguarda tantissimi italiani, tantissimi giovani che chiedono supporto a cui voi date la sberla della vostra indifferenza.
      You made hay by cutting funding for the disabled. How dare your leader ridicule mental health, which is a tragedy that affects many Italians, many young people who are asking for help, and you slap them in the face with your indifference.