Idioms 2

Question 1

Acqua in bocca

Answer 1

Mums the word

Question 2

Sfogarsi 2

Answer 2

Blow off the steam
Let off the steam

Question 3

Rompere il ghiaccio

Answer 3

Break the ice

Question 4

Ora tocca a te, dipende da te (no it’s up to you) 2

Answer 4

The ball is in your court
It’s your call

Question 5

Vedersela brutta 3

Answer 5

That was a close shave
That was a narrow escape
It was touch and go here for a minute

Question 6

Aspetta

Answer 6

Hold your horses

Question 7

Conoscere qualcosa come le tue tasche

Answer 7

Know smt as the back of your hand

Question 8

Fare un tuffo nel passato

Answer 8

Take a trip down memory lane

Question 9

Chi ben comincia è a metà dell’opera

Answer 9

Well begun is half done

Question 10

O la va o la spacca

Answer 10

It’s make or break it

Question 11

Una volta ogni morte di papa

Answer 11

Once in a blue moon

Question 12

Sopravvivere

Answer 12

Make it out alive

Question 13

Sbattere I denti

Answer 13

Bite the dust

Question 14

Fare il culo a qualcuno 2

Answer 14

Tear someone a new one
Haul/drag someone over the coal

Question 15

Tornare sui propri passi

Answer 15

Do a 180

Question 16

Rinfacciare a qualcuno

Answer 16

Rub someone face in it

Question 17

Fare l’impossibile/di tutto per 2

Answer 17

Pulling out all the stops to
Go to great lengths to

Question 18

Restare lontano dai guai

Answer 18

Keep your nose clean

Question 19

Uscire a fare baldoria

Answer 19

Paint the town red

Question 20

Fare mente locale

Answer 20

Get your ducks in a row

Question 21

Fare due chiacchiere

Answer 21

Chew the fat

Question 22

Smettere un vizio all’improvviso

Answer 22

Go cold turkey

Question 23

Agire troppo presto

Answer 23

Jump the gun

Question 24

Essere nervosi

Answer 24

Have cold feet

Question 25

Improvvisare

Answer 25

Play it by ear

Question 26

Una persona acqua e sapone

Answer 26

A simple person

Question 27

Meglio tardi che mai

Answer 27

Better late than never

Question 28

Non svegliare il can che dorme

Answer 28

Let sleeping dogs lie

Question 29

Essere una spina nel fianco

Answer 29

Be a thorn in the eyes

Question 30

Prendere una scorciatoia

Answer 30

Cut corners

Question 31

Prendere in giro nel senso di non dire la veritare

Answer 31

Pull one's leg

Question 32

Essere sufficiente/bastare

Answer 32

Cut the mustard

Question 33

Andare a letto 2

Answer 33

Hit the sack Hit the hay

Question 34

Ecco qui

Answer 34

Bob's your unc

Question 35

Tirare le cuoia

Answer 35

Kick the bucket

Question 36

Essere in forma

Answer 36

Right as rain

Question 37

Sano come un pesce

Answer 37

Fit as a fiddle

Question 38

Piangere sul latte versato

Answer 38

Cry over split milk

Question 39

Siamo sulla stessa lunghezza d'onda

Answer 39

We are on the same page

Question 40

Troppo tardi

Answer 40

Miss the boat

Question 41

Uomo di poche parole

Answer 41

Man of a few words

Question 42

Parlare fino alla nausea

Answer 42

Talk unitl one's blue in the face

Question 43

Il mondo è tuo

Answer 43

The world is an oyster

Question 44

Fino al collo 2

Answer 44

Up to someone eyeballs/ear

Question 45

Fare centro (nel dire o fare qualcosa)

Answer 45

Hit the nail in the head

Question 46

Cambiare le carte in tavola

Answer 46

Turn the table

Question 47

Perfetto all'apparenza

Answer 47

Picture perfect

Question 48

Essere in ottime mani

Answer 48

Be in great hands

Question 49

Darsi le martellate sui coglionj

Answer 49

Shoot oneself in the foot

Question 50

Finire sotto un ponte

Answer 50

Sleep under a bridge

Question 51

Pavoneggiarsi

Answer 51

Tooth one's horn

Question 52

Farsi mettere i piedi in testa

Answer 52

Let smb run all over you

Question 53

Essere in cattive acque, nei guai 2

Answer 53

Be in dire straits Be in hot water

Question 54

Sfuggire dalle grinfie di

Answer 54

Escape the clutches of

Question 55

Non riesco a farmelo entrare in testa

Answer 55

I can't wrap my head around it

Question 56

Andare a farsi benedite

Answer 56

Go out of the window

Question 57

Guarda in faccia la realtà, svegliati

Answer 57

Wake up and smell the coffee

Question 58

Fare un buco nell'acqua

Answer 58

Draw a blank

Question 59

Studiare come un matto

Answer 59

Hit the books

Question 60

Imparare dalla strada

Answer 60

School of hard knocks

Question 61

Prendere con le pinze

Answer 61

Take smt with a grain of salt

Question 62

10 e lode

Answer 62

With flying colors

Question 63

Affrontare una situazione difficile con coraggio, tirare fuor il coraggio

Answer 63

Bite the bullet

Question 64

Mi sento giu di corda 2

Answer 64

I'm feeling down I'm feeling blue

Question 65

Non sentirsi bene 2

Answer 65

Feel under the weather Feel out of sorts

Question 66

Essere un gioco da ragazzi

Answer 66

It was a piece of cake

Question 67

Tenere sulla corda (in una relazione, far pensare all'altra persona di volere una storia seria anche quando non è così)

Answer 67

Keep smb on the hook

Question 68

Restare a mani vuote

Answer 68

Come up empty handed

Question 69

Tagliare la testa al toro

Answer 69

Cut the bull head off

Question 70

Partire in quarta

Answer 70

Hit the ground running

Question 71

Per non saper né leggere né scrivere

Answer 71

To be on the safe side

Question 72

La cosa non mi tange

Answer 72

It's no skin off my nose

Question 73

Essere freddo con qualcuno

Answer 73

Give the cold shoulder

Question 74

Avere le spalle larghe

Answer 74

Have broad shoulders

Question 75

Finire in anticipo

Answer 75

Beat the clock

Question 76

Chi dorme non piglia pesci /chi va a Roma perde la poltrona

Answer 76

You snooze, you loose

Question 77

Riprendersi

Answer 77

Get a second wind

Question 78

Tenere gli occhi aperti

Answer 78

Keep an eye out for

Question 79

Essere in ottime mani

Answer 79

Be in great hands

Question 80

Vuota il sacco, spiffera il segreto

Answer 80

Spill the tea

Question 81

La ciliegina sulla torta

Answer 81

The cherry on top

Question 82

La luce dei miei occhi

Answer 82

The apple of my eye

Question 83

Sapere in giro

Answer 83

Hear through the grapevine

Question 84

Fare sega/saltare al lavoro

Answer 84

Play hooky

Question 85

Chiudere il cerchio

Answer 85

Come full circle

Question 86

Avere le mani bucate

Answer 86

Have deep pockets

Question 87

Fare molta strada

Answer 87

Go a long way

Question 88

Essere in bilico fino all'ultimo

Answer 88

Go down to the wire

Question 89

Non è stata una passeggiata

Answer 89

It wasn't a walk in the park

Question 90

Sono fatti l'uno per l'altro

Answer 90

It's a match made in heaven

Question 91

Gettare nella mischia/mandare allo sbaraglio

Answer 91

Throw into the fray

Question 92

Culo e camicia

Answer 92

As thick as thieves

Question 93

Ricambiare con la stessa moneta

Answer 93

To give smb a taste of his own medicine

Question 94

Non farne un affare di Stato

Answer 94

Don't make a mountain out of a mollehill

Question 95

Non sia mai/che dio ce ne scampi

Answer 95

God forbid

Question 96

A macchia d'olio

Answer 96

Like wildfire

Question 97

Lasciare senza fiato (bellezza)

Answer 97

Sweep someone off their feet

Question 98

Innamorato cotto

Answer 98

Head over heels

Question 99

Tenere il piede in due staffe

Answer 99

Leave your option open

Question 100

Rimanere a corto di soldi

Answer 100

Pinch your pocket