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Far venire il latte alle ginocchia

Literally 'to make milk come to the knees,' this describes something extremely boring, tedious, or slow. It is a very common way to complain about a long speech or a repetitive task.

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Examples in context

Quel film mi fa venire il latte alle ginocchia.

That movie bores me to tears.

Smettila, mi fai venire il latte alle ginocchia!

Stop it, you''re boring me to death!

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