battere il marciapiede

== Italian == === Etymology === Literally, “beat the sidewalk (with one's feet)”. === Verb === bàttere il marciapiede (first-person singular present bàtto il marciapiede, first-person singular past historic battéi il marciapiede, past participle battùto il marciapiede, auxiliary avére) (idiomatic) to walk the streets; to prostitute