english idioms

Question 1

clumsy

Answer 1

all thumbs

Question 2

l’università in cui ci si è laureati

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alma mater the school or university that one graduated from

Question 3

dozzina del panettiere

Answer 3

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

Question 4

girarci attorno

evitare un argomento

Answer 4

beat around the bush

Question 5

sopportare una situazione spiacevole

Answer 5

bite the bullet

Question 6

rompere il ghiaccio

Answer 6

break the ice

Question 7

seppellire l’ascia di guerra

Answer 7

bury the hatchet

Question 8

ammorbidire qualcuno

Answer 8

butter someone up

Question 9

tale padre tale figlio

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chip off the old block

Question 10

saltare sul carro dei viaggiatori

Answer 10

climb on the bandwagon

Question 11

sudori freddi

Answer 11

cold feet

Question 12

ignorare qualcuno

Answer 12

cold shoulder

Question 13

mettere un limite

Answer 13

draw the line

Question 14

olio di gomito

Answer 14

elbow grease

Question 15

per il rotto della cuffia

Answer 15

eleventh hour

Question 16

accettrare le conseguenze delle proprie malefatte

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face the music

Question 17

quindi

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ergo

Question 18

perdere le staffe

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fly off the handle

Question 19

togliersi un sassolino dalla scarpa (chest)

Answer 19

get something off one’s chest

Question 20

alzarsi dalla parte sbagliata del letto

Answer 20

get up on the wrong side of the bed

Question 21

granum salis

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grain of salt

Question 22

estremamente entusiasta

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gung-ho

Question 23

in acqua bollente (grossi problemi)

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in hot water

Question 24

periodo di caldo nella stagione autunnale

Answer 24

indian summer

Question 25

Tal dei Tali

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John Hancock

Question 26

tirare le cuoia

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kick the bucket

Question 27

conoscere i dettagli di una operazione complessa

Answer 27

know the ropes

Question 28

volgare incolto

Answer 28

lowbrow

Question 29

far quadrare i conti

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make the ends meet

Question 30

rendere felice qualcuno

Answer 30

make my day

Question 31

un compito molto facile che non richiede pensiero

Answer 31

no-brainer

Question 32

spelare (pagare troppo)

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pay through the nose

Question 33

politicamente corretto (sigla)

Answer 33

p.c.

Question 34

suonare ad orecchio

Answer 34

play by ear

Question 35

proporre il matrimonio

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pop the question

Question 36

prendere in giro

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pull somebody’s leg

Question 37

quid pro quo

Answer 37

a fair exchange

Question 38

pioggia a catinelle

Answer 38

raining cats and dogs

Question 39

euristica

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rule of thumb

Question 40

comune ordinario

Answer 40

run of the mill

Question 41

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

Answer 41

second wind

Question 42

essere d’accordo

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see eye to eye

Question 43

non prendere posizioni

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sit on the fence

Question 44

bersaglio facile

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sitting duck

Question 45

qualcosa mi puzza

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smell a rat

Question 46

boicottare

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steal someone’s thunder

Question 47

prendersi la fetta più grossa

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take the cake

Question 48

gettare il guanto di sfida

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throw down the gauntlet

Question 49

gettare la spugna

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throw in the towel

Question 50

pollice verso

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thumbs down

Question 51

inderogabile

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time is the essence

Question 52

toccata e fuga

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touch and go

Question 53

voltare pagina

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turn over a new leaf

Question 54

upper class

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upper crust

Question 55

guastafeste

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wet blanket

Question 56

pisolino

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forty winks

Question 57

risposta secca o asciutta

Answer 57

sharp reply