Cats seems to be very important when it’s about Italian slangs and colloquial expressions. Probably because they have always been part of life for all the inhabitants of the many small villages which characterize Italy.

The colloquial expression written in the title – Non c’è trippa per gatti – is literally translated as “There’s no tripe for cats”, and it’s used when there is no hope you will get what you want, no matter how much effort you’ll put in it. Its meaning is probably due to the fact that cats would love to eat tripe but humans will never share it with them!

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