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1
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Stare lontano dai guai

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Keep your nose clean

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Aspetta

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Hold your horses

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Conoscere come le proprie tasche

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Know something as the back of your hand

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4
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Acqua in boccs

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Mums the word

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Fare un tuffo nel passato

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Take a trip down memory lane

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Il lupo perde il pelo ma non il vizio 2

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À léopard can’t change its spots
A tiger can’t change its stripes

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7
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Chi ben comincia è a metà dell’opera

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Well begun is half done

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8
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O la va o la spacca

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Its make or break

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9
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Non svegliare il can che dorme

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Let sleeping dogs lie

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10
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Una volta ogni morte di papa

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Once in a blue moon

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11
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Uscire a fare casino

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Paint the town red

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12
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Essere una spina nel fianco

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Be a thorn in the eyes

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13
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Tanto va la gatta al lardo che ci lascia lo zampino

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Curiosity killed the cat

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14
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Dalla padella alla brace
Di male in peggio

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From pillar to post
From bad to worse

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15
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Se la mi nonna avesse..

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If ifs and buts were candy and nuts we’d all have a merry Christmas

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16
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Aprire gli occhi/togliersi il prosciutto dagli occhi

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Take rose-coloured glasses out

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17
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Non è una cima

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Not the sharpest tool in the shed

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18
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Meglio tardi che mai

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Better late than never

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19
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Una persona acqua a sapone

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À simple person

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20
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Non girarci intorno

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Don’t beat around the bsuh

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21
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Non mi tenere sulle spine

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Don’t leave me hanging

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22
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Essere ansiosi di fare qualcoaa

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Ants în my pants

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23
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Come preferisci

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Whatever floats your boat

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24
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Improvvisare

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Play it by ear

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25
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Avere un ripensamento

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Have cold feet

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26
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Prendere scorciatoie

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Cut corners

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27
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Prendere per il culo

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Pull one’s leg

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28
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Essere sufficiente, bastare,

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Cut the mustard

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29
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Arrivare a fine mese

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Make the ends meet

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30
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Agire troppo presto

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Jump the gun

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31
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Andare a letto

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Hit the sack

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32
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Smettere un vizio all’improvviso

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Go cold turkey

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33
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Fare di tutta l’erba un fascio
Buttare il bambino con l’acqua sporca

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Don’t throw the baby out with the bath water

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34
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Esaurirsi di lavoro

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Burn the candle at both ends

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35
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Fare 2 chiacchere

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Chew the fat

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36
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Fare mente locale

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Get yours ducks in a row

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37
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Et voila

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Bob’s your uncle

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38
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Tirare le cuoia

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Kick the bucket

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39
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Fare tardi la sera

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Burn the midnight oil

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40
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Essere in forma

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Right as rain

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41
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Cercare Il pelo nell’uovo

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Be a Nitpick

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42
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Hai voluto la bicicletta moh pedala

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You made your bed, now lie in it

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43
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Più facile à dirsi che a farsi

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Easier said than done

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44
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Fare il finto tonto

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Play dumb

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45
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Farsi desiderare, fare il prezioso

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Play hard to get

46
Q

Fare una lavata di capo

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Chew someone out

47
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Sano come un pesce

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Fit as a fiddle

48
Q

Piove sul bagnato

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When it rains it pours

49
Q

È una rapina a mano armata

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It’s a daylight robbery

50
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Te la Canti e te la suoni

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You blow your own trumpeth

51
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Musica per le mie orecchie

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Music to my ears

52
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Partiamo con il piede giusto

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Let’s start on the right foot

53
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Tale padre, tale figlio

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Like father, like son

54
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Quanto è piccolo il mondo

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It’s a small world

55
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piangere sul latte versato

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Cry over split milk

56
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Chi va piano va sano e va lontano

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Slow and steady win the race

57
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È acqua passata

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It’s water under the bridge

58
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Non mettere il carro davanti ai buoi

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Don’t put the horse before your cart

59
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Due piccioni con una fava

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2 birds with a stone

60
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L’erba del vicino è sempre più verde

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The grass is greener in the other side

61
Q

Il tempo vola

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Time flies

62
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Chi și somiglia și piglia

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Birds with same feather flock together

63
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Non dire gatto finché non ce l’hai nel sacco

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Don’t count the chickens before they hatch

64
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Mi hai tolto le parole di bocca

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You took the words out of my mouth

65
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Siamo sulla stessa lunghezza d’onda

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We are on the same page

66
Q

Mettere la testa sotto la sabbia

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Bury your head in the sand

67
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Costare un occhio nella testa 2

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Cost an arm and a leg
Cost a packet

68
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La crème de la crème

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The cream of the crop

69
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C’è una marea di

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There’s a wealth of

70
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Non è per i deboli di cuore

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It’s not for the faint-hearted

71
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Niente di speciale

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Be nothing to write home about

72
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All’infinito, alle calende greche

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Till the cows come home

73
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Avere un conto in sospeso con qualcuno

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Have a bone to pick with someone

74
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Essere completamente d’accordo

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See eye to eye

75
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Leader, capo branco

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Top dog

76
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È troppo tardi

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Miss the boat

77
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Non riuscire a venirne a capo

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Can’t make head nor tail

78
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Salire a bordo (di un progetto)

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Hop on board

79
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Essere a due passi

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Be a hop, skip and jump

80
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Una volta ogni morte di papa

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Once in a blue moon

81
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Essere in difficoltà

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Be in a bid

82
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Avere l’ultima parola

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Have the last word

83
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Farsi beffe di

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Make a mockery of

84
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La vita non è tutta rose e fiori

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Life is not always peach and cream

85
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Essere in una situazione scomoda

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To be in a pickle

86
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Rilassarsi

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Put your feet up

87
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Sputare il rospo

A

Spill the beans

88
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Rosso come un peperone

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Red as a lobster

89
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Dormire come un sasso/ciocco

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Sleep like a rock/log

90
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Dormire come un sasso/ciocco

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Sleep like a rock/log

91
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Arrampicarsi sugli specchi

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Clutch at straws

92
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La goccia che fa traboccare il vaso

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That’s the last straw

93
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Beata ignoranza

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Ignorance Is bliss

94
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Aspettarsi il peggio ( quando è gia succèsso qualcosa di negativo)

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Wiating for the other shoe to drop

95
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Per me è arabo

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Its Greek to me

96
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Terzo incomodo

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Third wheel

97
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Fare a parole/parlare ma non quagliare/

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Pay/give lip service

98
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Salvato in calcio d’angolo

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Saved by the bell

99
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Riprenderla per i capelli, per un pelo 2

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By the skin of your teeth
In the nick of time

100
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Occhio per occhio

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Tit for tat

101
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Meglio prevenire che curare

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Better safe than sorry

102
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Volere è potere

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When there’s the will there’s the way

103
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La mattina ha l’oro in bocca

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Early bird gets the worm

104
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Due torti non fanno una ragione

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Two wrongs don’t make a right

105
Q

In poche parole

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In a nutshell

106
Q

Peggiorare

A

To go south

107
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Non essere la peesona giusta per qualcosa

A

Be not cut out for it

108
Q

Raccogli ciò che semini

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You reap what you saw

109
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Non sputare sul piatto dove mangi

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Don’t bite the hand that feeds you

110
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Avere qualcosa di meglio da fare

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I have bigger fish to fry

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