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Idioms/fig of speech/sayings Flashcards

1
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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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2
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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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3
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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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4
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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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5
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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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6
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Non è una cima

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Not the sharpest tool in the shed

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7
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Non girarci intorno

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Don’t beat around the bsuh

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8
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Non mi tenere sulle spine

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Don’t leave me hanging

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9
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Essere ansiosi di fare qualcoaa

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Ants în my pants

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10
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Come preferisci

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Whatever floats your boat

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11
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Arrivare a fine mese

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Make the ends meet

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12
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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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13
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Esaurirsi di lavoro

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Burn the candle at both ends

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14
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Fare tardi la sera

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Burn the midnight oil

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15
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Cercare Il pelo nell’uovo

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Be a Nitpick

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16
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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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17
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Più facile à dirsi che a farsi

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Easier said than done

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18
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Farsi desiderare, fare il prezioso

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Play hard to get

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19
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Fare una lavata di capo

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Chew someone out

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20
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Piove sul bagnato

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When it rains it pours

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21
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È una rapina a mano armata

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It’s a daylight robbery

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22
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Te la Canti e te la suoni

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You blow your own trumpeth

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23
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Musica per le mie orecchie

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Music to my ears

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24
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Partiamo con il piede giusto

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Let’s start on the right foot

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25
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Tale padre, tale figlio

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Like father, like son

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26
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Quanto è piccolo il mondo

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It’s a small world

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27
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Chi va piano va sano e va lontano

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Slow and steady win the race

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28
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È acqua passata

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It’s water under the bridge

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29
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Non mettere il carro davanti ai buoi

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Don’t put the horse before your cart

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30
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Due piccioni con una fava

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2 birds with a stone

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31
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L’erba del vicino è sempre più verde

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The grass is greener in the other side

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32
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Chi și somiglia și piglia

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Birds with same feather flock together

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33
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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

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34
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Mi hai tolto le parole di bocca

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You took the words out of my mouth

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35
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Mettere la testa sotto la sabbia

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Bury your head in the sand

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36
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Costare un occhio nella testa 2

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Cost an arm and a leg
Cost a packet

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37
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La crème de la crème

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The cream of the crop

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38
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Non è per i deboli di cuore

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It’s not for the faint-hearted

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39
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Niente di speciale

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Be nothing to write home about

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40
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All’infinito, alle calende greche

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Till the cows come home

41
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Avere un conto in sospeso con qualcuno

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Have a bone to pick with someone

42
Q

Essere completamente d’accordo

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See eye to eye

43
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Non riuscire a venirne a capo

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Can’t make head nor tail

44
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Salire a bordo (di un progetto)

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Hop on board

45
Q

Essere a due passi

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Be a hop, skip and jump

46
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Una volta ogni morte di papa

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Once in a blue moon

47
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Essere in difficoltà

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Be in a bid

48
Q

Avere l’ultima parola

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Have the last word

49
Q

Farsi beffe di

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Make a mockery of

50
Q

La vita non è tutta rose e fiori

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Life is not always peach and cream

51
Q

Essere in una situazione scomoda

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To be in a pickle

52
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Rilassarsi

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Put your feet up

53
Q

Sputare il rospo

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Spill the beans

54
Q

Rosso come un peperone

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Red as a lobster

55
Q

Dormire come un sasso/ciocco

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Sleep like a rock/log

56
Q

Arrampicarsi sugli specchi

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Clutch at straws

57
Q

La goccia che fa traboccare il vaso

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That’s the last straw

58
Q

Beata ignoranza

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Ignorance Is bliss

59
Q

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

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Wiating for the other shoe to drop

60
Q

Per me è arabo

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Its Greek to me

61
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Terzo incomodo

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Third wheel

62
Q

Fare a parole/parlare ma non quagliare/

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Pay/give lip service

63
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Salvato in calcio d’angolo

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Saved by the bell

64
Q

Riprenderla per i capelli, per un pelo 2

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By the skin of your teeth
In the nick of time

65
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Occhio per occhio

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Tit for tat

66
Q

Meglio prevenire che curare

Chi mena per primo mena 2 volte

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Better safe than sorry

67
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Volere è potere

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When there’s the will there’s the way

68
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La mattina ha l’oro in bocca

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Early bird gets the worm

69
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Due torti non fanno una ragione

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Two wrongs don’t make a right

70
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In poche parole

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In a nutshell

71
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Peggiorare

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To go south

72
Q

Raccogli ciò che semini

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You reap what you saw

73
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Non sputare sul piatto dove mangi

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Don’t bite the hand that feeds you

74
Q

Avere qualcosa di meglio da fare

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I have bigger fish to fry

75
Q

Agire alle le spalle di qualcuno

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Engage Behind someone back

76
Q

Ridere sotto i baffi

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To snicker

77
Q

Da leccarsi i baffi

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Mouth-watering

78
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Ridere è la miglior medicina

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Laughter is the best medicine

79
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Quando si saranno calmate le acque

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When the dust settles

80
Q

Tira l’acqua al suo mulino

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He looks out for himself

81
Q

Mordersi/mangiarsi le mani

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Kick yourself

82
Q

Stare con le mani in mano

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Twiddle your thumbs

83
Q

Lavarsi le mani di x

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Wash your hands of smt

84
Q

La pazienza è la virtù dei forti

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Good things come to those who wait

85
Q

Non puntare tutto su una carta sola

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Dont put all your eggs in one basket

86
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Un botto di gente

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Everyone and their mother

87
Q

Fa caldissimo (idiom)

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It’s hot as balls

88
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Ho troppe cose da fare

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I’m up to my ears/eyeballs in

89
Q

La pratica rende perfetti

A

Practice makes perfect

90
Q

Risolvere il problema

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Get to the bottom of something

91
Q

Fare un errore

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To drop the ball

92
Q

Sono nervosismo 2

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I’m a bundle of nerves
I’m a bag of nerves

93
Q

Essere inferocito

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To see red

94
Q

È una bella gatta da pelare

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It’s a though nut to crack

95
Q

Farsela addosso, tremare dalla paura

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Shaking in one’s boots

96
Q

Sicuro come l’oro

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It is as certain as night follows day

97
Q

Sorridere a 32 denti

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Smile ear to ear

98
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Una ricerca vana

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A wild goose chase

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