Italian Idioms

List of Italian Idioms

20 records

Idiom Notes Lang Code EnglishEquivID CheckMatch
a mali estremi, estremi rimedi it 0 n
avere il sale in zucca To have salt in a pumpkin; to not have it means to have little common sense it 0 n
b1uono come il pane good like bread; for example, someone is good like bread it 0 n
cadere dalle nuvole to suddenly understand something you didn't up to that point it 0 n
come viene viene let's see how it goes it 0 n
con le mani nel sacco with hands in the sack: catch someone with their hands in the cookie jar it 0 y
conosco i miei polli I know my chicken; knowing something or someone very well and what they may do it 0 n
costa un'occhio della testa an eye off of the head, translates to " costs an arm and a leg" it 0 n
hai voluto la bicicletta? allora, pedala! You wanted a bike? So now, pedal! Be careful what they wish for it 0 n
in bocca al lupo in the mouth of the wolf, which translates as "good luck" it 0 n
l'abito non fa il monaco It iss not the cowl that makes a monk; clothes do not make the man it 0 n
morto un papa se ne fa un altro when one pope dies you make another; when one door closes, another one opens it 0 n
non avere peli sulla lingua yo not have hair on one's tongue: said about people who don’t beat around the bush and always say exactly what they mean it 0 n
ogni morte di papa every death of the pope; happens very rarely; once in a blue moon it 0 y
pane al pane e vino al vino to see, and say, things as they are it 0 n
perdersi in un bicchier d'acqua “to lose yourself in a glass of water; make a mountain out of a molehill it 0 y
rompere il ghiaccio to break the ice it 0 y
sputa il rospo! spit the rospo, or "toad" is something like "to spill the beans" it 0 y
ti sta a pennello suits someone like a glove it 0 n
tra l’incudine e il martello between a rock and a hard place it 0 y

Notes

  • Last updated on May 1, 2024