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Espressioni 44

Literally translating as ‘good night to the bucket’, this is an expression used in the darkest hour, with the sentiment of ‘we’re done for’. It uses bucket in a similar way to the English saying ‘kick the bucket’. Bleakly, both come from the idea of hanging, where the ‘bucket’ was traditionally the name of a beam used to suspend the rope.