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I read an article today about the Italian actress Anna Magnani, and the director Roberto Rossellini said that " She was born with her liver in her teeth." What does that mean?

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  • The exact expression appears to be “She was born carrying her liver in her teeth". imdb.com/name/nm0536167/bio - theneweuropean.co.uk/brexit-news/europe-news/…
    – Hachi
    Mar 7, 2021 at 18:59
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    Do I understand correctly? The article gave the phrase in English?
    – DaG
    Mar 7, 2021 at 21:34
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    I’m voting to close this question because the question seems to be more about English language rather than Italian Language
    – Old Man of Aran
    Mar 8, 2021 at 8:11
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    Personally, as a native Italian this doesn't sound as the translation of an Italian idiom (and I'm not sure what they meant in English either). Is there a way to understand whether Rossellini was speaking in English or in Italian (and the interviewer translated his words)?
    – DaG
    Mar 8, 2021 at 9:12
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    thanks everybody...maybe it was just a Rossellini-ism.
    – Chris Barker
    Mar 8, 2021 at 15:32

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