Espressioni idiomatiche

B1 public

Common idioms and sayings you'll hear in everyday Italian.

27 cards · 🇮🇹 Italian → 🇬🇧 English · by Stanislav Zeman

Terms in this set

  • in bocca al lupo
    good luck / break a leg
  • crepi il lupo
    thanks (reply to "in bocca al lupo")
  • essere al verde
    to be broke
  • costare un occhio della testa
    to cost an arm and a leg
  • avere le mani bucate
    to spend money like water
  • non vedere l'ora (di)
    to look forward (to) / can't wait
  • in quattro e quattr'otto
    in no time / in a flash
  • prendere in giro
    to tease / to make fun of
  • fare una figuraccia
    to make a fool of oneself
  • avere la testa fra le nuvole
    to have one's head in the clouds
  • essere una buona forchetta
    to be a big eater
  • tagliare la corda
    to slip away / to run off
  • rompere le scatole
    to annoy / to be a pain
  • acqua in bocca
    keep it to yourself / mum's the word
  • non avere peli sulla lingua
    not to mince words / to speak one's mind
  • piove a catinelle
    it's raining cats and dogs
  • fare il ponte
    to take a long weekend (bridging to a holiday)
  • avere un diavolo per capello
    to be furious
  • essere al settimo cielo
    to be over the moon / to be on cloud nine
  • stare con le mani in mano
    to sit around doing nothing
  • cadere dalle nuvole
    to be taken aback / to be astonished
  • tirare avanti
    to get by / to scrape by
  • fare due chiacchiere
    to have a chat
  • meglio tardi che mai
    better late than never
  • chi dorme non piglia pesci
    the early bird catches the worm
  • l'abito non fa il monaco
    don't judge a book by its cover
  • tra il dire e il fare c'è di mezzo il mare
    easier said than done