avere gli occhi foderati di prosciutto

Italian

Alternative forms

  • avere il prosciutto sugli occhi

Etymology

Literally, to have one's eyes blindfolded with ham. Compare pull the wool over someone's eyes, presenting the opposite action.

Phrase

avere gli occhi foderati di prosciutto

  1. (idiomatic, informal) to not see the obvious, to get fooled by overlooking what's obvious

Conjugation