Englisch | Italienisch |
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bite the hand that feeds one (cause harm to a benefactor) verb | |
blow one's nose (to expel mucus from nose) verb [UK: bləʊ wʌnz nəʊz] [US: ˈbloʊ wʌnz noʊz] | soffiarsiverb |
border on (be almost like some other thing) verb [UK: ˈbɔː.də(r) ɒn ˈsʌm.θɪŋ] [US: ˈbɔːr.dər ɑːn ˈsʌm.θɪŋ] | rasentareverb |
born with a silver spoon in one's mouth (born rich or in a wealthy family) adjective | nascere con la camiciaadjective |
break one's fast (archaic: to eat breakfast) verb [UK: breɪk wʌnz fɑːst] [US: ˈbreɪk wʌnz ˈfæst] | fare colazioneverb |
break one's fast (to conclude any period of fasting by consuming food) verb [UK: breɪk wʌnz fɑːst] [US: ˈbreɪk wʌnz ˈfæst] | |
bring to one's knees verb | |
burn one's bridges verb | bruciarsi i ponti alle spalleverb il dado è trattoverb |
bury one's head in the sand (to deliberately ignore the reality of a situation) verb [UK: ˈbe.ri wʌnz hed ɪn ðə sænd] [US: ˈbe.ri wʌnz ˈhed ɪn ðə ˈsænd] | |
bust one's ass (to work very hard) verb | farsi il culoverb |
by oneself (without help) preposition [UK: baɪ wʌn.ˈself] [US: baɪ wʌn.ˈself] | da solipreposition da solopreposition |
by the skin of one's teeth (barely, closely) preposition [UK: baɪ ðə skɪn əv wʌnz tiːθ] [US: baɪ ðə ˈskɪn əv wʌnz ˈtiːθ] | per un pelopreposition |
carry on (to continue, maintain or pursue an activity or enterprise (transitive), see also: continue; maintain; pursue) verb [UK: ˈkæ.ri ɒn] [US: ˈkæ.ri ɑːn] | continuareverb |
carry on verb [UK: ˈkæ.ri ɒn] [US: ˈkæ.ri ɑːn] | andare avantiverb |
catch on (to become popular) verb [UK: kætʃ ɒn] [US: ˈkætʃ ɑːn] | attecchireverb diffondersiverb |
catch one's breath (to take a break, or rest while doing a strenuous activity) verb [UK: kætʃ wʌnz breθ] [US: ˈkætʃ wʌnz ˈbreθ] | prendere fiatoverb |
change one's mind (to decide differently than one had decided before) verb [UK: tʃeɪndʒ wʌnz maɪnd] [US: ˈtʃeɪndʒ wʌnz ˈmaɪnd] | cambiare ideaverb |
cheat on (be unfaithful to) verb [UK: tʃiːt ɒn] [US: ˈtʃiːt ɑːn] | tradireverb |
clean up one's act (reform) verb | mettersi in rigaverb |
clear one's throat (forcibly expulsing air from one's lungs) verb [UK: klɪə(r) wʌnz θrəʊt] [US: ˈklɪr wʌnz θroʊt] | raschiareverb |
come into one's own (to reach maturity) verb [UK: kʌm ˈɪn.tə wʌnz əʊn] [US: ˈkəm ˌɪn.ˈtuː wʌnz ˈoʊn] | |
come on (expression of disbelief) interjection [UK: kʌm ɒn] [US: ˈkəm ɑːn] | e daiinterjection ma daiinterjection ma nointerjection suvviainterjection |
come on (hurry up) interjection [UK: kʌm ɒn] [US: ˈkəm ɑːn] | andiamointerjection |
come on to (make a romantic or sexual advance to) verb | flirtareverb |
conspicuous by one's absence phrase | |
cop on (to behave, grow up) verb | crescereverb |
corn on the cob (cooked ears of corn) noun | pannocchia bollitanoun |
count angels on pinheads (to spend time on fruitless intellectual matters) verb |