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misterpolly commented on the word brutta figura
An Italian obsession. The worst thing you can do is make a "brutta figura" = cut a bad figure means embarrass yourself either by your lack of dress sense or, more generally, by doing/saying something stupid.
The opposite is "bella figura".
January 22, 2008