idioms

Question 1

to strike while the iron is hot

carpe diem

Answer 1

battere il ferro finché è caldo

Question 2

to see stars/be in pain

Answer 2

vedere le stelle

Question 3

to land on your feet/come out on top

Answer 3

cadere in piedi

Question 4

there’s something fishy

Answer 4

qui gatta ci cova

Question 5

to be at your wit’s end

have no more energy/ideas

Answer 5

essere alla frutta

Question 6

to complain about trivial things

Answer 6

lamentarsi del brodo grasso

Question 7

to have a say in the matter

Answer 7

avere voce in capitolo

Question 8

to be a laughing stock/be hilarious

Answer 8

far ridere i polli

Question 9

to drown in an inch of water

be worried about something that isn’t as difficult as you think

Answer 9

perdersi in un bicchier d’acqua

Question 10

to be a good person

Answer 10

essere un pezzo di pane

Question 11

to go full speed/flat out

Answer 11

andare alla birra

Question 12

to not react in a situation

Answer 12

rimanere come un carciofo

Question 13

to be full

Answer 13

essere pieno come un uovo

Question 14

butter fingers

Answer 14

avere le mani di ricotta

Question 15

very ugly

Answer 15

brutto come la fame

Question 16

costly victory (losses outweigh gains)

Answer 16

una vittoria di Pirro

Question 17

to leave, go away (andare via)

Answer 17

levare le tende

Question 18

to try in vain/fail

Answer 18

fare un buco nell’acqua