ESPRESSIONI IDIOMATICHE CON I NOMI DEI CIBI
1- molto fumo e poco arrosto
all bones and no meat
1- cadere dalla padella nella brace
to worsen one's own situation
1- come il cacio sui maccheroni
just about perfect
2- al contadino non far sapere quanto è buono il cacio con
le pere
hide your privileges from those who could want to have part in them
1- metter troppa carne al fuoco
to have to many irons in the fire
1- starci come il cavolo a merenda
to be utterly and absolutely out of place
2- non me ne importa un cavolo
I don't give a damn'
1- non essere farina del proprio sacco
said of something one cannot claim credit for
1- essere finocchio
to be gay
1- essere alla frutta
to be almost exhausted
1- andar liscio come l'olio
to work out beautifully, to go as smooth as silk
1- buono come il pane
as good as gold
2- dir pane al pane (e vino al vino)
to call a spade a spade
3- mangiare il pane a ufo
not to earn one's keep
4- render pan per focaccia
to give tit for tat
5- togliersi il pane di bocca
to make all sort of sacrifices
6- trovar pane per i propri denti
to meet one's match
1- pasta al dente
perfect way to cook pasta, i.e., slightly undercooked
2- essere una pasta d'uomo (pasta has here the meaning
"batter", "mould")
to be gentle and kind
1- mangiare la pappa in capo a qualcuno
to be taller or smarter than someone else
2- avere la pappa scodellata
to obtain things without effort
1- essere una patata lessa
to be clumsy and lazy
1- non essere né carne né pesce
to be neither fish nor fowl
1- essere come il prezzemolo
to be always present, bothering everybody
1- aver sale in zucca
to have good common sense, to have a brain in one's head
2- essere salato
to be very expensive
1- camminare sulle uova
to act very carefully
2- essere pieno come un uovo
to be full to the brim
3- rompere le uova nel paniere
to spoil someone's plans
4- meglio un uovo oggi che una gallina domani
it is better to take advantage of an occasion now than to let it pass hoping for a better
one in the future
1- mandare a farsi friggere
to tell someone off, to send him packing
2- un fritto misto
a mix of any kind of unrelated people, words or things
1- mangiare a quattro palmenti
to eat heartily
2- mangiare a ufo
to eat for free
I cibi
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