List of Italian Idioms
| Idiom | Notes | Lang Code | EnglishEquivID | CheckMatch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| a mali estremi, estremi rimedi | it | 0 | n | |
| avere il sale in zucca | To have salt in a pumpkin; to not have it means to have little common sense | it | 0 | n |
| b1uono come il pane | good like bread; for example, someone is good like bread | it | 0 | n |
| cadere dalle nuvole | to suddenly understand something you didn't up to that point | it | 0 | n |
| come viene viene | let's see how it goes | it | 0 | n |
| con le mani nel sacco | with hands in the sack: catch someone with their hands in the cookie jar | it | 0 | y |
| conosco i miei polli | I know my chicken; knowing something or someone very well and what they may do | it | 0 | n |
| costa un'occhio della testa | an eye off of the head, translates to " costs an arm and a leg" | it | 0 | n |
| hai voluto la bicicletta? allora, pedala! | You wanted a bike? So now, pedal! Be careful what they wish for | it | 0 | n |
| in bocca al lupo | in the mouth of the wolf, which translates as "good luck" | it | 0 | n |
| l'abito non fa il monaco | It iss not the cowl that makes a monk; clothes do not make the man | it | 0 | n |
| morto un papa se ne fa un altro | when one pope dies you make another; when one door closes, another one opens | it | 0 | n |
| non avere peli sulla lingua | yo not have hair on one's tongue: said about people who don’t beat around the bush and always say exactly what they mean | it | 0 | n |
| ogni morte di papa | every death of the pope; happens very rarely; once in a blue moon | it | 0 | y |
| pane al pane e vino al vino | to see, and say, things as they are | it | 0 | n |
| perdersi in un bicchier d'acqua | “to lose yourself in a glass of water; make a mountain out of a molehill | it | 0 | y |
| rompere il ghiaccio | to break the ice | it | 0 | y |
| sputa il rospo! | spit the rospo, or "toad" is something like "to spill the beans" | it | 0 | y |
| ti sta a pennello | suits someone like a glove | it | 0 | n |
| tra l’incudine e il martello | between a rock and a hard place | it | 0 | y |