farsi giustizia
Italian
Etymology
Literally, “to make justice for oneself”.
Verb
fàrsi giustizia (first-person singular present mi fàccio giustizia, first-person singular past historic mi féci giustizia, past participle fàtto giustizia, first-person singular imperfect mi facévo giustizia, second-person singular imperative fàtti giustizia)
- (idiomatic) to take the law into one's own hands
- Synonyms: saldare i conti, rivalersi; see also Thesaurus:vendicarsi
- un desiderio di farsi giustizia da un impulso che segue al rancore
- a desire to take the law into one's own hands from an impulse that follows rancor
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