mettere lo zampino

== Italian == === Alternative forms === ficcare lo zampino === Etymology === Literally, “to put the (little) paw”. === Verb === méttere lo zampino (first-person singular present métto lo zampino, first-person singular past historic mìsi lo zampino, past participle mésso lo zampino, auxiliary avére) to have an indirect and subtle impact (on); to have a hand [with in ‘in’] Synonyms: impacciarsi, intromettersi; see also Thesaurus:impicciarsi