lui rimette

loses out, pays the price, puts back, puts in order, gets back in shape

→ rimettere
ri again or back (re-) + mett to put, place + e 3rd person singular present
verb · 3rd-person singular, present tense Rare #42,139
loses out, pays the price With ci, as in ci rimette.
IT: Alla fine ci rimette chi lavora di più.
EN: In the end, the person who works hardest loses out.
puts back, puts in order
IT: Rimette i libri sullo scaffale.
EN: He puts the books back on the shelf.
gets back in shape, recovers
IT: Con un po’ di riposo, si rimette in sesto.
EN: With a little rest, she gets back in shape.
starts again, resumes
IT: Dopo la pausa, si rimette a correre.
EN: After the break, she starts running again.
Conjugation of rimettere
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First rimetto rimettiamo
Second rimetti rimettete
Third rimette —

Che l'uomo del popolo non ci rimette.

So that the common man doesn’t lose out.

— La banda Baader Meinhof (2008)

Dormirà per strada se non si rimette a posto.

He'll sleep on the streets if he doesn't get himself sorted out.

— Una di famiglia (2025)

E ci rimette sempre la gente che lavora!

And it's always the people who work who pay the price!

— City of God (2002)

Ritira su i pantaloni e si rimette a correre.

He pulls up his pants and starts running again.

— L'odio (1995)

Ti rimette in sesto.

It will get you back on your feet.

— La vita straordinaria di David Copperfield (2019)