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Italian Idioms
Italian idioms with notes explaining their meanings or usage.
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| ID | Idiom | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1011 | avere il sale in zucca | To have salt in a pumpkin; to not have it means to have little common sense |
| 1019 | cadere dalle nuvole | to suddenly understand something you didn't up to that point |
| 1016 | come viene viene | let's see how it goes |
| 1015 | con le mani nel sacco | with hands in the sack: catch someone with their hands in the cookie jar |
| 1018 | l'abito non fa il monaco | It iss not the cowl that makes a monk; clothes do not make the man |
| 1017 | morto un papa se ne fa un altro | when one pope dies you make another; when one door closes, another one opens |
| 1020 | ogni morte di papa | every death of the pope; happens very rarely; once in a blue moon |
| 1013 | rompere il ghiaccio | to break the ice |
| 1014 | sputa il rospo! | spit the rospo, or "toad" is something like "to spill the beans" |
| 1012 | ti sta a pennello | suits someone like a glove |
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