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Question 1

On-side (adv)

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Supporting a cause / A favore - If the workers want to go home early to watch the game this afternoon, they’ll need to get the boss onside.

Question 2

Beleaguered

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1. In a very difficult situation / troubled - The beleaguered students begged their teacher to assign less work.
2. Besieged, under siege - The general led a charge to free the beleaguered city.

Question 3

Turf [sb/sth] out

Answer 3

Sbattere/buttare fuori

Question 4

Joint

Answer 4

Bar (US slang)

Question 5

Ravelled

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Annodato, attorcigliato, ingarbugliato

Question 6

Bull dagger

Answer 6

Prison term for macho lesbians.

Question 7

Pucker (v)

Answer 7

Wrinkle // Corrugarsi, corrugare le labbra

Question 8

Clatter (n)

Answer 8

Loud rattling sound // sferragliamento

Question 9

Let up

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Ease off // attenuarsi - The heavy rain let up after four hours of incessant downpour.

Question 10

Contrite (adj)

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Sorry, remorseful

Question 11

Fay (adj)

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Bianco

Question 12

Spade

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Negro

Question 13

Pad (n)

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Appartamento (slang)

Question 14

Offhand

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1. Without preparation // Su due piedi, lì per lì - We decided offhand to take a family vacation.
2. Casual, careless - The offhand remarks should not be taken seriously.

Question 15

Sheer (adj)

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1. cliff: steep, vertical
2. fabric: fine, thin

Question 16

Run amok

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Be out of control

Question 17

Hull [sth]

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Sgusciare, sbuciare

Question 18

Tarmac (n)

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Asfalto

Question 19

Let rip

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If you let rip, you stop controlling yourself and suddenly do something with great energy or emotion. You can also say that someone lets it rip with the same meaning // Scatenarsi

Question 20

Spark a raw

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Scatenare un litigio

Question 21

Surly (adj)

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Bad tempered, rude // scontroso

Question 22

Artlessly

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Sincerely, truthfully

Question 23

Bide one’s time

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Wait for the opportune moment / To delay some action until an ideal moment or situation reveals itself

Question 24

About-face (n)

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Voltafaccia, dietrofront

Question 25

**Chipper (adj)**

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Cheerful

Question 26

**Birds of a feather**

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Fatti della stessa pasta - *Nancy and my mother were birds of a feather. You felt something special between them that left you out.*

Question 27

**Frogmarch (v)**

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Force someone to walk forward by folding and pinning their arms from behind

Question 28

**Finger in the dike**

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To delay impending disaster

Question 29

**Dinghy**

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Any small boat designed as a tender or lifeboat, esp. a small ship's boat, rowed, sailed, or driven by a motor.

Question 30

**Haggard (adj)**

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Looking worn out // Smunto, tirato

Question 31

**Bead**

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Perla, perlina

Question 32

**Grubby**

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Dirty // lercio

Question 33

**Henpecked**

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Succube della moglie

Question 34

**Damnedest**

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1. Incredibile, sorprendente 2. Peggiore, meno indicato - *My neighbor comes to visit at the damnedest times.*

Question 35

**Catnap (v)**

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Fare un pisolino

Question 36

**Rundown**

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Summary // Resoconto, riassunto - *George asked his assistant for a rundown before the meeting.*

Question 37

**Hackles**

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Peli/piume del collo

Question 38

**Doublespeak (n)**

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Misleading language // linguaggio ambiguo

Question 39

**Disparaging**

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Denigratorio, dispregiativo

Question 40

**Scruffy**

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Sciatto, trasandato

Question 41

**Forelock (n)**

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Frangia, ciuffo

Question 42

**Unwarranted**

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Not justified // ingiustificato

Question 43

**Downright**

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Totale, assoluto

Question 44

**Peter out (v)**

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Diminish // esaurirsi

Question 45

**Wisecrack (n)**

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Battuta, frecciata // witty remark - *Steve liked to sit at the back of the classroom and make wisecracks to amuse his classmates.-*

Question 46

Bugger [sth]

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Ruin [sth]

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Quack (n)

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Doctor

Question 48

Scowl at [sb]

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Frown angrily // guardare storto

Question 49

Raunchy

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Sexually explicit

Question 50

Muffled

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Smorzato, attutito