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Jazz [sth] up

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Make more exciting // Vivacizzare, ravvivare

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Slump (v)

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To assume a slouching or bent position or posture

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Slack off (v)

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Oziare, battere la fiacca, prendersela con comodo

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Nifty (adj)

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Very good, excellent

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Racket (n)

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Dishonest business // Giro losco

“Vincent is involved in some kind of racket and he’s made a load of money from it.”

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To pamper yourself

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Viziarsi, coccolarsi // to treat yourself well

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Stodgy

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Dull, tedious

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Rut (n)

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Abitudine, routine, monotonia

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Odds and ends

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Piccole cianfrusaglie, varie cose // Small miscellaneous items

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Amped up

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Overly excited, enthusiastic

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Over your head

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  1. Too difficult or strange for you to understand - “A lot of what was said in the meeting went right over my head”
  2. To go to a more important or powerful person in order to get what you want - “I was furious that he went over my head and complained to my manager”
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Argle-bargle (n)

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Copious but meaningless talk or writing // Baruffa, discussione

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Do [sth] up

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Redecorate, ristrutturare, rinnovare

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Leer at [sb]

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To look at [sb] lustfully or maliciously

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Chard (n)

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Bietola

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Pent-up (adj)

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Repressed, held-in, confined (person,animal)

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Pony up (v)

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Sborsare

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Riveting

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Affascinante

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Get with it

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  1. Termină cu asta, treci la treabă
  2. To modernize one’s attitudes and behavior - “Get with it, Martin. Go out and buy some new clothes!”
  3. To hurry up and get busy; to be more industrious with something, “ Get with it; we’ve got a lot to do // Let’s get with it. There’s a lot of work to be done.”
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Bust (n)

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Failure - “Man Facebook is a bust, it’s all baby photos and quizzes”

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Corny

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Silly, trite // Trito, risaputo, stupido - “My uncle’s jokes are corny, but we laugh anyway.”

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(In) a shambles

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  1. If something is a shambles, it is very disorganized and there is a lot of confusion, it’s a mess - “The meeting was a shambles from start to finish.”
  2. If a place is a shambles, it is very untidy
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Antsy

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Nervous, restless // Ansioso, nervoso, teso

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Coleslaw

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Shredded cabbage salad

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Sinewy

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food: tough, chewy // The meat was sinewy and difficult to eat

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Butt in (v)

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To interrupt or interfere

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Flustered

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Confused, agitated

28
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No tea no shade

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I’m not trying to come for you or offend you, but this is what it’s really like

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Ding (n)

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Urto, ammaccatura

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Trampling (n)

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Calpestamento, calpestio

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Slur

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Insult, defamation

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Razz [sb]

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To tease [sb]

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Bolt (n)

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Bullone // Catenaccio

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Spar (v)

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To argue or clash

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Spitball (v)

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To come up with ideas, brainstorm

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Maim [sb]

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Disfigure, mutilate

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Wring [sth]

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  1. Twist [sth] - “The farmer wrung the chicken’s neck.”
  2. Grip (hand) // stringere (la mano) - “Upon meeting the man who had saved his wife’s life, John grasped his hand and wrung it.”
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To poach [sth]

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  1. To steal // Rubare, fregare
  2. Cook in liquid // Far bollire
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Twine (n)

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Strong thin cord // Spago

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A hoot

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Funny // Uno spasso - “The party last night was a hoot”

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Cry me a river

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Ma fammi il piacere

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Trickle (n)

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Rivolo, gocciolio

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Caboose (n)

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Posteriore, didietro

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Shriek (v)

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Strillare, gridare

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Skedaddle (v)

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To leave, flee - “The kids skedaddled when their mother began yelling.”

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Goof (n)

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  1. Fool, incompetent //fesso
  2. Silly mistake // cavolata
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Bellhop (n)

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Fattorino d’albergo // facchino

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Hasp (n)

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Fermaglio

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Tramp (v)

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Walk heavily

50
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Cat’s pajamas

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Something remarkable

E.g. She really thinks she is the cat’s pajamas…

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