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  What it means

  Literally “beating foam.” Means empty talk, hot air — saying a lot without any substance or result. Used when someone rambles on pointlessly.

  Vocabulary

  • bicie — beating / hitting (verbal noun)
  • piana — foam / froth

  Grammar note

  'Piany' is the genitive of 'piana' — the object of the verbal noun 'bicie' takes the genitive.

  Intermediate

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