There is a Tuscan proverb that is difficult to trace the origin, but which has always been used not only in our regionbut also outside.
We're speaking of "The Fly kicks as much as it can", an expression which, according to the Accademia della Crusca, refers to those who would offend anyone, but I really can't do it.
Another way of understanding the saying ...
Because of the widespread use of proverbs, sometimes you lose the original meaning of the expression. The many people who pass on not only tend to give their subjective interpretation, but even using it for as they were told maybe grandparents.
That's why "The Fly kicks as much that it can" is a saying often associated with willingness to understand that the efforts and commitments don't always lead to the desired results if you are in a position of weakness or inability.
A proverb, two interpretations, one meaning
Regardless of whether you want then offend someone without that you can really do, or it's pointless push because too weak to move forward; in both cases the saying is used to express the helplessness of a person, in a manner sympathetic anyway through a metaphor, it means putting people in front to reality.
Tuscan grandparents or those that will be fought in Tuscany have come from another region and that they will claim the meaning we have always defended and taught to their grandchildren; and who knows the astonishment of grandchildren to find that "Moscow pulls the kicks that can" can mean more than one thing.
Either way, with "The Fly kicks as much that it can" you have the opportunity to teach at least once in a lifetime saying to our grandparents, laugh about it and spend a nice day!
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