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Italian Idioms & Expressions

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  1. 1In bocca al lupo
    Good luck! (literally: 'in the mouth of the wolf')
  2. 2Avere le mani in pasta
    To have a hand in something, to be involved
  3. 3Costare un occhio della testa
    To cost an arm and a leg (literally: 'to cost an eye from the head')
  4. 4Acqua in bocca
    Keep it secret, mum's the word (literally: 'water in mouth')
  5. 5Prendere due piccioni con una fava
    To kill two birds with one stone
  6. 6Non avere peli sulla lingua
    To be blunt, to speak one's mind (literally: 'to have no hair on the tongue')
  7. 7Essere al verde
    To be broke, to have no money
  8. 8Avere le mani bucate
    To be a spendthrift (literally: 'to have holes in your hands')
  9. 9Far venire l'acquolina in bocca
    To make one's mouth water
  10. 10Avere la testa tra le nuvole
    To have one's head in the clouds
  11. 11Chi dorme non piglia pesci
    The early bird catches the worm (literally: 'who sleeps doesn't catch fish')
  12. 12Meglio tardi che mai
    Better late than never
  13. 13L'abito non fa il monaco
    Don't judge a book by its cover (literally: 'the habit doesn't make the monk')
  14. 14Perdere la tramontana
    To lose one's bearings, to be confused
  15. 15Essere nei guai
    To be in trouble
  16. 16Fare il diavolo a quattro
    To raise hell, to make a fuss
  17. 17Essere come il prezzemolo
    To be everywhere (literally: 'to be like parsley')
  18. 18Toccare ferro
    To knock on wood
  19. 19Non vedere l'ora
    To can't wait, to look forward to
  20. 20Avere un diavolo per capello
    To be furious (literally: 'to have a devil for each hair')
  21. 21Restare a bocca asciutta
    To be left empty-handed, to be disappointed
  22. 22Fare orecchie da mercante
    To turn a deaf ear
  23. 23Prendere lucciole per lanterne
    To be mistaken, to confuse things
  24. 24Avere grilli per la testa
    To have crazy ideas (literally: 'to have crickets in the head')
  25. 25Essere sulla bocca di tutti
    To be the talk of the town
  26. 26Far finta di niente
    To act as if nothing happened
  27. 27Prendere qualcosa con le pinze
    To take something with a grain of salt
  28. 28Andare a gonfie vele
    To go smoothly, to go well
  29. 29Essere al settimo cielo
    To be on cloud nine
  30. 30Non c'è trippa per gatti
    No dice, nothing doing

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