english idioms Flashcards by user delete

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clumsy

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all thumbs

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l’università in cui ci si è laureati

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alma mater the school or university that one graduated from

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dozzina del panettiere

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13 in the past, baker provided an extra roll for each dozen sold

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girarci attorno

evitare un argomento

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beat around the bush

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sopportare una situazione spiacevole

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bite the bullet

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rompere il ghiaccio

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break the ice

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seppellire l’ascia di guerra

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bury the hatchet

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ammorbidire qualcuno

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butter someone up

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tale padre tale figlio

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chip off the old block

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saltare sul carro dei viaggiatori

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climb on the bandwagon

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sudori freddi

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cold feet

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ignorare qualcuno

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cold shoulder

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mettere un limite

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draw the line

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olio di gomito

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elbow grease

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per il rotto della cuffia

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eleventh hour

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accettrare le conseguenze delle proprie malefatte

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face the music

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quindi

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ergo

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perdere le staffe

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fly off the handle

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togliersi un sassolino dalla scarpa (chest)

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get something off one’s chest

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alzarsi dalla parte sbagliata del letto

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get up on the wrong side of the bed

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granum salis

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grain of salt

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estremamente entusiasta

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gung-ho

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in acqua bollente (grossi problemi)

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in hot water

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periodo di caldo nella stagione autunnale

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indian summer

Tal dei Tali

John Hancock

tirare le cuoia

kick the bucket

conoscere i dettagli di una operazione complessa

know the ropes

volgare incolto

lowbrow

far quadrare i conti

make the ends meet

rendere felice qualcuno

make my day

un compito molto facile che non richiede pensiero

no-brainer

spelare (pagare troppo)

pay through the nose

politicamente corretto (sigla)

p.c.

suonare ad orecchio

play by ear

proporre il matrimonio

pop the question

prendere in giro

pull somebody's leg

quid pro quo

a fair exchange

pioggia a catinelle

raining cats and dogs

euristica

rule of thumb

comune ordinario

run of the mill

secondo fiato (ritorno di energie dopo un periodo di esaurmento)

second wind

essere d'accordo

see eye to eye

non prendere posizioni

sit on the fence

bersaglio facile

sitting duck

qualcosa mi puzza

smell a rat

boicottare

steal someone's thunder

prendersi la fetta più grossa

take the cake

gettare il guanto di sfida

throw down the gauntlet

gettare la spugna

throw in the towel

pollice verso

thumbs down

inderogabile

time is the essence

toccata e fuga

touch and go

voltare pagina

turn over a new leaf

upper class

upper crust

guastafeste

wet blanket

pisolino

forty winks

risposta secca o asciutta

sharp reply