battere le ali

== Italian == === Etymology === Literally, “flap one's wings”. === Verb === bàttere le ali (first-person singular present bàtto le ali, first-person singular past historic battéi le ali, past participle battùto le ali, auxiliary avére) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see battere,‎ ali. to get famous or become renown; to make it