used to suggest an overstatement

Synonym of a bocca asciutta

hungry, starving, without food / disillusioned

(idiomatic) in spite of

truly, legitimately, for all intents and purposes

(idiomatic) in spite of

(transitive, intransitive) to focus (adjust a lens, etc.) / (transitive, by extension) to fix one's eyes on; to bring into focus / (transitive, figurative, by extension) to clarify the circumstances, parameters, etc. of a problem to better understand it

(idiomatic, transitive) to examine (multiple people or things) to ascertain their similarities and differences; to compare; to contrast

by no coincidence; with a precise purpose or motivation; intentionally

(idiomatic) behind closed doors