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Domanda		Risposta
a bear with a sore head inizia ad imparare		irritated/bad mood
a bit of a dark horse inizia ad imparare		person with hidden abilities
a bitter pill to swallow inizia ad imparare		a difficult fact to accept
a different kettle of fish inizia ad imparare		a totally different situation etc from the one just mentioned
a dog's life inizia ad imparare		a difficult, hard life
a fish out of water inizia ad imparare		somebody who feels uncomfortable
a long shot inizia ad imparare		a wild guess/a risk
a memory like sieve inizia ad imparare		a poor memory
a night owl inizia ad imparare		person who enjoys staying up late
a pain in the neck inizia ad imparare		annoying person/thing
a piece of cake inizia ad imparare		something very easy to do
a red rug to bull inizia ad imparare		action, comment, etc. liable to provoke somebody
a red-letter day inizia ad imparare		a very important day
a sitting duck inizia ad imparare		an easy target
a storm in a teacup inizia ad imparare		a lot of fuss about something that is not important
a wild-goose chase inizia ad imparare		a hopeless search
above board inizia ad imparare		honest
Achilles heel inizia ad imparare		weakest point of somebody's character
against all odds inizia ad imparare		despite the difficulties
agree to disagree inizia ad imparare		stop arguing because there is no chance of agreement
all along inizia ad imparare		from the beginning until now
all but inizia ad imparare		nearly, almost
all in inizia ad imparare		exhausted
all in all inizia ad imparare		when everything is considered
all the same inizia ad imparare		yet, however
all told inizia ad imparare		altogether; in total
an old wives’ tale inizia ad imparare		false believe
an unknown quantity inizia ad imparare		person or thing that one has no experience of
as a last resort inizia ad imparare		when all else has failed
as the crow flies inizia ad imparare		in a direct line/by a direct route
at close quarters inizia ad imparare		from a short distance
at large inizia ad imparare		free, not caught
at the cutting edge inizia ad imparare		at the forefront of
bark up the wrong tree inizia ad imparare		have a false idea about something
be ahead of one’s time inizia ad imparare		have modern ideas
be all at sea inizia ad imparare		be in a state of confusion
be all fingers and thumbs inizia ad imparare		be awkward, clumsy
be all very well inizia ad imparare		appear satisfactory but in fact not be
be as busy as a bee inizia ad imparare		very busy
be as thick as a brick inizia ad imparare		be stupid
be beside oneself with anger inizia ad imparare		to be extremely angry
be born yesterday inizia ad imparare		be easily decieved/ naive
be broke inizia ad imparare		have no/very little money
be caught red-handed inizia ad imparare		be caught while commiting a crime
be dying for something inizia ad imparare		really want something
be fit for inizia ad imparare		be good enough for
be for the high jump inizia ad imparare		about to be punished
be full of beans inizia ad imparare		be very lively
be green inizia ad imparare		be inexperimenced
be in a quandary inizia ad imparare		be confused; undecided
be in somebody's black books inizia ad imparare		out of favour
be in somebody's shoes inizia ad imparare		be in somebody's position
be in the dark about something inizia ad imparare		be unaware of something
be in the doghouse inizia ad imparare		be out of favour, in trouble
be in the know inizia ad imparare		be well-informed
be in the same boat inizia ad imparare		be in the same (usually bad) situation
be in two minds about something inizia ad imparare		not be able to decide about something
be on the cards inizia ad imparare		be likely to happen
be on the defensive inizia ad imparare		protect oneself because one feels insecure or threatened
be on the up and up inizia ad imparare		improve steadily
be out of practice inizia ad imparare		lacking practice
be over the moon inizia ad imparare		be elated
be second to none inizia ad imparare		be the best
be sound asleep inizia ad imparare		sleep deeply
be the apple of somebody's eye inizia ad imparare		be very precious to somebody, be somebody's favourite
be the perfect image of somebody inizia ad imparare		look exactly like somebody
be the splitting image of somebody inizia ad imparare		look exactly like somebody
be thrown of balance inizia ad imparare		be surprised
be up and about inizia ad imparare		have recovered from the illness
be up in arms inizia ad imparare		be very angry
be worn out inizia ad imparare		be very tired
be/get soaked to the skin inizia ad imparare		be/get very wet
be/have a close shave inizia ad imparare		barely avoid an accident/a bad situation
bear fruit inizia ad imparare		be successful
beat about/around the bush inizia ad imparare		avoid saying what one means directly
beat somebody black and blue inizia ad imparare		hit somebody repeatedly until bruised
before one can say Jack Robinson inizia ad imparare		extremely quickly
beg the question inizia ad imparare		makes people want to ask particular questions
behind bars inizia ad imparare		in prison
behind the scenes inizia ad imparare		in secret
below the belt inizia ad imparare		cruel and unfair
bide one's time inizia ad imparare		wait for a good opportunity
big cheese inizia ad imparare		person with important job/position
big-headed inizia ad imparare		conceited; boastful
bite off more than somebody can chew inizia ad imparare		try to do something which is too difficult
black and blue all over inizia ad imparare		covered with bruises
black tie inizia ad imparare		formal clothing
blaze a trail inizia ad imparare		discover something new
blessing in disguise inizia ad imparare		something which appears bad at first but then turns out favourably
blow a fuse inizia ad imparare		become very angry
blue-eyed boy inizia ad imparare		a favoured person
bolt from the blue inizia ad imparare		suddenly
brainwave inizia ad imparare		sudden clear idea/thought
break even inizia ad imparare		show neither profit nor loss
break the ice inizia ad imparare		ease the tension when one first meets people
bring something home to somebody inizia ad imparare		make somebody understand how important or serious something is
bring the one's knees inizia ad imparare		destroy, humble
browned off inizia ad imparare		fed up/bored
bury one's head in the sand inizia ad imparare		avoid or ignore reality/responsibility
butter somebody up inizia ad imparare		flatter somebody
by and large inizia ad imparare		generally speaking
by definition inizia ad imparare		having a quality simply because of what it is
by force of habit inizia ad imparare		used to doing something without thinking
by trial and error inizia ad imparare		learning from one's mistakes
call it quits inizia ad imparare		give up/stop
call somebody names inizia ad imparare		insult somebody
cast aspersions inizia ad imparare		criticise
catch somebody red-handed inizia ad imparare		be caught while committing a crime
chair a meeting inizia ad imparare		preside over a meeting
chip off the old block inizia ad imparare		somebody who is very like one of his parents
chop and change inizia ad imparare		keep changing (your mind)
claim to fame inizia ad imparare		thing which makes somebody unusual
clear the air inizia ad imparare		remove suspection/bad feelings
come clean inizia ad imparare		admit the truth
come out of one's shell inizia ad imparare		gain personal confidence
come to a head inizia ad imparare		reach a critical point
come to a standstill inizia ad imparare		not progress/stop
come to terms with inizia ad imparare		accept a difficult situation
come to the fore inizia ad imparare		become important or popular
come to the point inizia ad imparare		reach the main point in a discussion
cook one's goose inizia ad imparare		end one's plan abruptly
cost a bomb inizia ad imparare		very expensive
cost an arm and a leg inizia ad imparare		be very expensive
cramp one's style inizia ad imparare		restrict one's behaviour in some way
crocodile tears inizia ad imparare		false tears
cross one’s mind inizia ad imparare		think of something
cry over spilt milk inizia ad imparare		greive over something that can't be put right
cut corners inizia ad imparare		be less thorought
cut somebody dead inizia ad imparare		ignore somebody
cut somebody to be quick inizia ad imparare		deeply hurt somebody's feelings
cut to the bone inizia ad imparare		reduced to the minimum
deal a blow to inizia ad imparare		damage one's hopes
different as chalk and cheese inizia ad imparare		totally different
does it show? inizia ad imparare		is it obvious?
dog eat dog inizia ad imparare		ruthless competition, rivalry
dog-eared inizia ad imparare		(of books) with the corners bent and turned down through use
don’t give up your day job inizia ad imparare		continue to do something you know rather than trying something new
don't hold your breath inizia ad imparare		don't wait for somebody/something anxiously
donkey work inizia ad imparare		boring, monotonous work
donkey's years inizia ad imparare		a long time
down in the dumps inizia ad imparare		depressed/miserable
down the drain inizia ad imparare		wasted, lost
drive a hard bargain inizia ad imparare		be a tough businessman
drive somebody up the wall inizia ad imparare		make somebody angry/annoy somebody
drop a brick inizia ad imparare		say something tactlessly
drop somebody a line inizia ad imparare		send somebody a letter
ease off inizia ad imparare		reduce in degree, speed or intensity
eat one’s heart out inizia ad imparare		feel jealous/sad about something
every nook and cranny inizia ad imparare		everywhere

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