Set: Espressioni idiomatiche 4

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venire a capo di qcto get to the bottom of sth
la capocchiapin head
parlare a capocchiato speak at random
buttarsi a capofitto in qcto throw oneself wholeheartedly into sth
sotto una cappa di piombooppressed
sotto la cappa del solein the whole world
far tanto di cappello a qnto take one's hat off to sb
prendere cappelloto take offence
salvar capra e cavolito have one's cake and eat it
essere fatto di carne ed ossato be human
in carne ed ossain the flesh / in person
troppa carne al fuocotoo many irons in the fire
mettere troppa carne al fuocoto bite off more than one can chew
piantar caroteto tell lies
a carte scoperteabove board
alzare le carteto cut the cards
mescolare le carteto shuffle the cards
cambiare le carte in tavolato move the goalposts
mettere qc sulla cartato put sth in writing
puntare tutto su una carta solato put all one's eggs in one basket
fare casinoto make a mess
piantare casinoto make a fuss
caso maiif by chance
essere il casoto be appropriate
fare casoto notice
guarda casooddly enough
piovere a catinelleto rain cats and dogs
in cattedraon one's high horse
che cavolo fai?what the hell are you doing?
avere il cervello a postoto have one's head screwed on
lambiccarsi il cervelloto rack one's brain
non avere un briciolo di cervellonot to have a grain of sense
parlar chiaroto be frank
battere sullo stesso chiodoto harp on
non tutte le ciambelle riescono col buco**** happens
al settimo cieloin seventh heaven
muovere cielo e terrato move heaven and earth
non battere ciglionot to bat an eyelid
una ciliegia tira l'altraone thing leads to another
tirare la cinghiato tighten one's belt
fare la civettato flirt
avere la coda di pagliato have a guilty conscience
con la coda dell'occhioout of the corner of one's eye
con la coda fra le gambewith one's tail between one's legs
fare la codato queue up
tirare la coda al gattoto go too far
cambiare coloreto turn pale
combinarne di tutti i colorito be up to all kinds of mischief
a colpo d'occhioat a glance
dare colpi bassito hit below the belt
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Terms 50
Creator nibbles
Created February 16, 2009
Group Italian
Subjects italian, italiano, idioms, espressioni idiomatiche
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  2. buttarsi a capofitto in qc to throw oneself wholeheartedly into sth - 5 misses
  3. venire a capo di qc to get to the bottom of sth - 5 misses
  4. piantare casino to make a fuss - 4 misses
  5. prendere cappello to take offence - 4 misses
  6. a colpo d'occhio at a glance - 3 misses
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