Angol | Olasz |
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have someone's back (be prepared and willing to support or defend someone) verb | dare man forteverb fiancheggiareverb sostenereverb spalleggiareverb |
hot on someone's heels (close behind) adjective | alle calcagnaadjective |
jump someone's bones (have sex) verb | ingroppareverb montareverb saltare addossoverb |
kick someone when they are down (make things worse for someone) verb | |
leave someone holding the bag (leave somebody holding the responsibility or blame) verb | |
leave someone in the lurch (to abandon somebody and leave him or her in a difficult situation) verb | lasciare in assoverb piantare in assoverb |
make someone's blood run cold (cause a person to feel fear) verb | gelare il sangueverb |
make someone's day (make someone happy) verb [UK: ˈmeɪk ˈsəˌm.wənz deɪ] [US: ˈmeɪk ˈsəˌm.wənz ˈdeɪ] | |
music to someone's ears (good news; pleasing sound or expression) noun [UK: ˈmjuː.zɪk tuː ˈsəˌm.wənz ɪəz] [US: ˈmjuː.zɪk ˈtuː ˈsəˌm.wənz ˈɪrz] | |
pull someone's chestnuts out of the fire (do someone's difficult work) verb [UK: pʊl ˈsəˌm.wənz ˈtʃe.snʌts ˈaʊt əv ðə ˈfaɪə(r)] [US: ˈpʊl ˈsəˌm.wənz ˈtʃe.snʌts ˈaʊt əv ðə ˈfaɪər] | |
pull someone's leg (to tease someone) verb | prendere in giroverb |
pull the wool over someone's eyes (to deceive someone) verb [UK: pʊl ðə wʊl ˈəʊv.ə(r) ˈsəˌm.wənz aɪz] [US: ˈpʊl ðə ˈwʊl ˈoʊv.r̩ ˈsəˌm.wənz ˈaɪz] | |
put oneself in someone's shoes (look at a situation as if one were the other person) verb | |
put someone in their place (to humble or rebuke) verb | |
putty in someone's hands (a person easily manipulated) noun | pappamollanoun |
rain on someone's parade (to disappoint or discourage someone) verb | |
read someone the riot act (scold or berate) verb | rimproverareverb |
rub someone the wrong way (to bother) verb | infastidireverb irritareverb |
send someone packing (expel, eject, or dismiss someone) verb | espellereverb |
serve someone right (serves you right!) verb [UK: sɜːv ˈsʌm.wʌn raɪt] [US: ˈsɝːv ˈsʌˌm.wən ˈraɪt] | ti sta bene!verb |
set someone's teeth on edge (to cause unpleasant sensation in one's teeth) verb [UK: set ˈsəˌm.wənz tiːθ ɒn edʒ] [US: ˈset ˈsəˌm.wənz ˈtiːθ ɑːn ˈedʒ] | allappareverb allegareverb |
step on someone's toes verb | pestare i piediverb |
take someone's breath away verb | |
take someone's part (to show support for someone) verb | |
take someone's word for it (to believe what someone claims) verb | |
take the wind out of someone's sails (to discourage someone) verb | disilludereverb remare controverb |