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 ^acqua^ ^acqua^
  
-**fare acqua**\\ :!: to hold no wate+**fare acqua**\\ :!: to hold no water
  
 +^alternativa^
 +
 +**non c'è alternativa**\\ :!: There are no two ways about it
 +
 +^armi^
 +
 +**armi e bagagli **\\ :!: lock, stock, and barrel
 ===== B ===== ===== B =====
  
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 **unire al danno la beffa**\\ :!: to add insult to injury **unire al danno la beffa**\\ :!: to add insult to injury
 +
 +^bene^ 
 +
 +**nel bene e nel male**\\ :!: for better or for worse
 +
 +^brodo^
 +
 +**per lui, tutto fa brodo**\\ :!: it's all grist to his mill
  
 ^buttare^ ^buttare^
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 **Andrà bene alla casalinga di Voghera?**\\ :!: Will it play in Peoria? **Andrà bene alla casalinga di Voghera?**\\ :!: Will it play in Peoria?
 +
 +^chilo^
 +
 +**un tanto al chilo**\\ :!: a dime a dozen
  
 ^ciurlare^ ^ciurlare^
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 **ciurlare nel manico**\\ to wriggle out of a promise (to avoid a commitment or a promise by means of delays, excuses, or indecisions). **ciurlare nel manico**\\ to wriggle out of a promise (to avoid a commitment or a promise by means of delays, excuses, or indecisions).
  
 +^conto^
 +
 +**chiudere i conti**\\ :!: to close the books
 ===== F ===== ===== F =====
 +
 +^fare^
 +
 +**avere a che fare con**\\ :!: to have truck with
  
 ^fiasco^ ^fiasco^
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 ===== M ===== ===== M =====
 +^manica^
 +
 +**un altro paio di maniche**\\ :!: a different kettle of fish
  
 ^mina^ ^mina^
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 **mina vagante**\\ :!: loose cannon **mina vagante**\\ :!: loose cannon
  
 +===== N =====
 +^noioso^
 +
 +**mortalmente noioso**\\ :!: dull as dishwater
 +===== P =====
 +
 +^pane^
 +
 +**dire pane al pane**:\\ :!: to call a spade a spade
 +
 +^punto^
 +
 +**capire il punto di vista**\\ :*: to catch one's drift
 ===== Q ===== ===== Q =====
  
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 ===== S ===== ===== S =====
  
-^sodo+^sodo^
 **venire al sodo**\\ :!: get down to brass tacks **venire al sodo**\\ :!: get down to brass tacks
 +
 +^sole^
 +
 +**chiaro come il sole**\\ :!: clear as a bell
  
 ^succo^ ^succo^
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 ===== T ===== ===== T =====
 +
 +^tasca^
 +
 +**conoscere come le proprie tasche**\\ :!: to know like the back of one's hand
  
 ^tiro^ ^tiro^
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 ^torta^ ^torta^
  
-**ciliegina sulla torta*\\ :!: icing on the cake+**ciliegina sulla torta**\\ :!: icing on the cake
  
 ===== U ===== ===== U =====
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 ^zappa^ ^zappa^
  
-**darsi la zappa sui pied**\\ :!: to hoist on one's own petard+**darsi la zappa sui piedi**\\ :!: to hoist on one's own petard
  
 ^zecca^ ^zecca^
  
 **nuovo di zecca**\\ :!: brand new **nuovo di zecca**\\ :!: brand new
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