ma anche di quanto fosse amaro scambiare una bugia bella e buona per oro colato.

English translation: but also how hard it is to swallow that what you've taken for gospel is a lie

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Italian term or phrase:	ma anche di quanto fosse amaro scambiare una bugia bella e buona per oro colato.
English translation:	but also how hard it is to swallow that what you've taken for gospel is a lie
Entered by:	EirTranslations

17:18 Feb 10, 2007

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Italian term or phrase: ma anche di quanto fosse amaro scambiare una bugia bella e buona per oro colato.

Not sure if there is a direct equivalent to this saying. Would really appreciate suggestions...

Its talking about telling lies, someone regrets having a told a lie (even if its a small white lie) as even the smallest of lies can have a devastating effect...

EirTranslations KudoZ activity Questions: 8009 (6 open) (42 closed without grading) Answers: 458 Ireland
Local time: 18:25

but also how hard it is to swallow that what you've taken for gospel is a lie

Explanation:
an idea

Selected response from:

Russell Jones
United Kingdom
Local time: 18:25

Grading comment

Thanks for that!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

3 +3

but also how hard it is to swallow that what you've taken for gospel is a lie

Russell Jones

but also how devastating it could be taking a genuine lie for gold

LUCIT

but also how bitter to discover you had put your faith in a lie

katy hannan

as bad as it feels

pomiglia

Discussion entries: 2

Answers

50 mins confidence:

but also how devastating it could be taking a genuine lie for gold

Explanation:
as far as I know there is no equivalent, just a suggestion but it should work

LUCIT
Local time: 19:25
Native speaker of:

Italian

2 hrs confidence:

but also how bitter to discover you had put your faith in a lie

Explanation:
to make a shorter version

katy hannan
Italy
Local time: 19:25
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 8

3 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

but also how hard it is to swallow that what you've taken for gospel is a lie

Explanation:
an idea

Russell Jones
United Kingdom
Local time: 18:25
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 40

Grading comment

Thanks for that!

16 hrs confidence:

as bad as it feels

Explanation:
as bad as it feels (as much as it eats away at you) to tell a white (white=small) lie or fib (fib-small lie) ...
"fib" also used as a verb

It is possible to say that the (credulous) person who believes a lie "swallows it hook, line, and sinker"

just suggestions

pomiglia
United States
Local time: 11:25
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 4

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