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| down to earth or approachable |
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| to go away from it - andare + se + ne; ie: me ne vado |
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| bussa e ti sarà aperto la porta |
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| ask and you shall receive |
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| will you see to / take care of |
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| cosa mi racconti di bello |
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| don't you have anything nice to say to me? |
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| he is unemployed (lit he's in the parking lot) |
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| he is full of life (lit he is all pepper) |
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| più facile a dirsi che a farsi |
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| to be more dead than alive |
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| I can make up a reason or I canât make sense out of it |
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| looks slender or hides weight well |
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| cool as a cucumber (lit fresh as a rose) |
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| He has a lot of good sense (lit he has a lot of salt in his pumpkin/head) |
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| I have guts/courage (lit. liver) |
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| ho già le tasche piene dello studio |
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| I'm fed up with studying / I'm sick and tired of studying |
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| fabric (fabric of society) |
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| to live on bread and water (lit to eat bread and onions) |
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| to go on a date or go steady |
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| ne farei volentieri a meno |
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| I could really do without them (commitments) |
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| there is nothing to be done ( to convince her) |
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| it doesn't apply (it doesn't enter into it) |
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| non ci entro niente (o c'entro) |
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| I have nothing to do with it (lit. I don't fit in it) |
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| non farmi stare sulle spine |
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| don't keep me on pins and needles / donât keep me in suspense |
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| non sarò mai dalla tua parte |
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| I will never take your side |
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| non vedo l'ora di conoscerti |
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| I'm looking forward to meeting you |
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| parla del più e del meno |
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| he talks about this and that / he indulges in idle talk |
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| a gem of a girl (Miss Perfect) |
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| prendere due piccioni con una fava |
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| to kill two birds with one stone (to take 2 pigeons with one fava bean) |
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| rimettersi in sesto / rimettersi in formo |
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| she does very well / she carries it off very well (cavare = to get or extract) |
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| sentiamo anche l'altra campana |
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| let's hear the other side of the story (lit. other bell) |
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| seven (Euro) and loose change |
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| It fits you perfectly (lit It fits you like a paintbrush) |
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| do you feel like it? or are you up for it? (use article with nouns / di with verbs) |
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| tutto è bene quel che finisce bene |
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| all's well that ends well |
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| very tough (osso - sing. / ossa - plurale) |
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| it's worth the effort / the trouble |
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