su due piedi

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Italian

Etymology

Literally, “on two feet”.

Adverb

su due piedi

  1. (idiomatic) at once, on the spot, forthwith
    Synonyms: subito, immediatamente, in tronco, lì per lì, all'improvviso
    • 2020, Barack Obama, chapter 13, in Chicca Galli, Paolo Lucca, Giuseppe Maugeri, transl., Una terra promessa [A Promised Land], Garzanti Libri:
      Invece di decidere su due piedi, diedi disposizioni a Tom Donilon perché convocasse i delegati... allo scopo di determinare con precisione quante truppe aggiuntive sarebbero state utilizzate...
      Rather than deciding on the spot, I assinged Tom Donilon to convene the... deputies... to determine more precisely how additional troops would be used...
      (literally, “Instead of deciding on the spot, I gave Tom Donilon orders to convene the deputies... in order to determine with precision how many additional troops would be used...”)
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