MODI 4 Flashcards

1
Q

Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth.

A

A caval donato non si guarda in bocca.

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2
Q

Get off your backside!

A

Alza le chiappe!

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3
Q

to floor it

A

andare a tavoletta

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4
Q

to get straight to the point

A

andare subito al sodo

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5
Q

to be sex obsessed

A

avere il cervello nelle mutande

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6
Q

Good on you!

A

Buon per lei!

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7
Q

to get oneself into a fix

A

cacciarsi in un ginepraio

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8
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to suit to a T: to fit the bill; to fit like a glove

A

calzare a pennello

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9
Q

to fall for something (be fooled)

A

cascarci come una pera cotta (farsi imbrogliare)

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10
Q

smells good!

A

che profumino!

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11
Q

grasp all lose all.

A

Chi troppo vuole, nulla stringe.

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12
Q

as stubborn as a mule

A

cocciuto più di un mulo

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13
Q

to give a hard time to someone

A

dare filo da torcere a qualcuno

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14
Q

to go hopping mad

A

dare fuori di matto

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15
Q

to let/take a room

A

dare/prendere a pigione una camera

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16
Q

Non ti buttare giù.

A

Don’t beat yourself up.

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17
Q

It was like being taken through a tumbledryer.

A

È stato come trovarsi dentro il cestello di un’asciugatrice.

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18
Q

It’s another kettle of fish.

A

E un altro paio di maniche.

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19
Q

to put on a brave face

A

fare buon viso a cattiva sorte

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20
Q

to misfire; to fail; to flop

A

fare cilecca

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21
Q

to play dumb

A

fare il finto tonto

22
Q

to do something out of pique

A

fare qualcosa per picca

23
Q

to show the way to someone

A

fare strada a qualcuno

24
Q

stay low (out of fear)

A

farsela sotto

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You've really pulled it off.
Hai tirato veramente fuori un coniglio dal cilindro.
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most of the time
il piu delle volte
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to swallow a bitter pill
ingoiare il rospo
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the attention span of a gnat
la concentrazione di un criceto (hamster)
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the local gossip
la tromba del vicinato
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late morning Sunday
domenica in tarda mattinata
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to wash one's dirty laundry in public
lavare i panni sporchi in pubblico
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put oneself on the line; challenge oneself
mettersi in gioco
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that's news to me / that rings a bell.
mi giunge nuovo / non mi giunge nuovo.
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You won't have Nixon to kick around anymore.
Non avrete piu Nixon da prendere a calci.
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to lose it (temper)
perdere le staffe
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to lay about
picchiare a destra e a manca
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to kill two birds with one stone
prendere due piccioni con una fava
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to get get it totally wrong
prendere un granchio
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immediately
seduta stante
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fancy, whim, craving
sfizio
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at once, at the drop of the hat
su due piedi
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to bring someone down a peg or two
tarpare le ali a qualcuno
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to get rid of
togliere di mezzo
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to get something out of one's system
togliersi lo sfizio
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satisfy a craving
togliersi uno sfizio
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There's bad blood between them.
Tra loro c'e della ruggine.
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to hatch a conspiracy
tramare una congiura
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deceive, mislead
trarre in inganno
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Let's get to the point
Veniamo al dunque.
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Once it's done, you'll feel better.
via il dente, via il dolore.