Espressioni idiomatiche
QCER C113 parole
Leggile ad alta voce con la frase. Una parola da sola si dimentica; dentro una frase, no.
to be over the moonessere al settimo cielo
She was over the moon about the news.
to cost an arm and a legcostare un occhio della testa
That car cost an arm and a leg.
once in a blue moonuna volta ogni morte di papa
We meet once in a blue moon.
to break the icerompere il ghiaccio
He told a joke to break the ice.
to be under the weathersentirsi poco bene
I'm a bit under the weather today.
to pull someone's legprendere in giro qualcuno
Don't worry, I'm pulling your leg.
to hit the nail on the headcogliere nel segno
You've hit the nail on the head.
the last strawla goccia che fa traboccare il vaso
That was the last straw for me.
to get cold feetfarsi prendere dal panico all'ultimo
He got cold feet the day before.
to be on the same pageessere sulla stessa lunghezza d'onda
Let's make sure we're on the same page.
to take something for granteddare qualcosa per scontato
We take clean water for granted.
to beat around the bushmenare il can per l'aia
Stop beating around the bush.
to call it a daychiuderla qui per oggi
It's late — let's call it a day.