a furia di
Italian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Literally, “at fury of”.
Prepositional phrase
[edit]- by doing repeatedly or insistingly
- Synonym: a forza di
- gli fecero scender le scale a furia di calci
- they kicked him down the stairs
- (literally, “they made him go down the stairs by repeated kicks”)
- 2020 September 27, Federico Rampini, “Stati Uniti, affondi, invettive, colpi da ko: così Trump e Biden preparano il duello tv che vale l'elezione [United States, attacks, invective, knockout blows: this is how Trump and Biden are preparing the TV duel that is worth the election]”, in la Repubblica[1]:
- «È come Goebbels, pensa che a furia di ripetere una bugia, diventa senso comune. Non sa nulla di politica estera, ha sbagliato sull'economia, è un presidente fallito».
- "He is like Goebbels, he thinks that by insistingly repeating a lie, it becomes common sense. He does not know anything about foreign policy, he was wrong about the economy, he is a failed president".