Italian Idioms

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In bocca al lupo - In the mouth of the wolf

Means - Good luck

Getta la spunga - To throw the sponge

Means - Give up

Conosco I miei polli - I know my chickens

Means - I know what I am talking about

Sogni d'oro - Dreams of gold

Means - Sweet dreams

Un libro giallo - a yellow book

Means - Crime fiction novels

Pietro torna indietro - peter comes back

Means - It comes back

Senza peli sulla lingua - without hair on the tongue

Means - without sugar coating it

Acqua in bocca - Water in the mouth

Means - Keep quiet

Avere le braccine corte - to have short arms

Means - to be stringy

Sono al verde - I am at the green

Means - i'm broke

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