Idioms Flashcards by Chris Sangster | Brainscape

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It sucks

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Fa schifo

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What a shame

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Che peccato

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Really?!/No way

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Ma dai

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Come on

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Dai

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What is it?

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Cosa c’è?

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How come/why is that?

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Come mai?

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Stop it/cut it out

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Piantala

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To chit chat

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Parlare del più e del meno

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Please, go ahead/be my guest

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Prego, fai pure

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Join the fray

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Buttare nella mischia

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It’s my business

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Sono cavoli miei

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The devil is in the details

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Il diavolo si nasconde nei dettagli

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Get along very well

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Molto d’accordo

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Every once in a while

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Tanto in tanto

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To herself/himself

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Fra sé a sé

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By the way

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A proposito

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Wow!/Holy cow!

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Accidenti

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To give carte Blanche

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Dare carta bianca

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Until recently

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Fino a poco fa

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DIY

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Fare da te

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From time to time

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Ogni tanto

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Sharp/on the dot

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In punto

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Wow!

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Caspita

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Smart/independent person

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Una persona in gamba

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Live and learn

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Sbagliando s’impara (lit. By making mistake you learn)

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Sweet Dreams

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Sogni d’oro

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When the cats away the mice with play

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Quando il gatto non c’è i topi ballano

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Not worth the pain

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Non vale la pena

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To have to do with

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Avere con i tempi moderni

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To be a coward

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Fare il coniglio

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All bark and no bite

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Cane che abbaia non morde

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Spit it out

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Sputare il rospo

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To have strange ideas

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Avere grilli per la testa

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Playing hard to get

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Fare la gatta morta

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To go to bed early

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Andare a letto come le galline

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Get to the point

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Tagliare la testa al toro

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Out of the frying pan and into the fire

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Cadere dalla padella alla brace

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To not know what to do

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Non sapere che pesci prendere

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Too much on your plate

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Mettere troppa carne al fuoco

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They go together like oil and water

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Starci come il cavolo a merenda

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To always be around/go everywhere

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Essere come il prezzemolo

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To cheat/plagiarize

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Non essere farina del proprio sacco

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To be brave/to have guts

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Avere fegato

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I am completely exhausted

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Sono alla frutta

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On thin ice

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Camminare sulle braci ardenti

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Drunk

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Alzare il gomito

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To look forward to

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Non state nella pelle

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To pretend not to hear

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Fare le orecchie da mercante

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To be very brave

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Essere in gamba

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To hold a grudge

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Legarsela al dito

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Foodie/to really love food

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Essere di bocca buona