Emanuele: | Hai mai sentito parlare del “Giant Polenta Challenge”? |
Romina: | Per favore, non mi parlare di cibo perché ne ho le tasche piene. È da una settimana che sono costretta a partecipare a pranzi infiniti e cene pantagrueliche. Non ne posso più… |
Emanuele: | Oh, mia cara, la vita è davvero ingiusta! Mi chiedo perché non capitano a me fortune del genere! |
Romina: | Fidati, anche tu ne avresti le tasche piene se fossi costretto a ingozzarti di cibo tutti i giorni per non offendere colleghi e amici che t’invitano a casa loro! |
Emanuele: | Come recita quel famoso adagio: Dio dà il pane a chi non ha i denti. Magari ci fossi stato io al tuo posto… |
Romina: | Sembra che a te il cibo piaccia sul serio… |
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To be in seventh heaven, in heaven
Essere al settimo cielo
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To be nuts about something
Andare pazzo per
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To be in the mood, to feel like doing something
Essere/Sentirsi in vena
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To go into raptures
Andare/mandare in visibilio
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To suit/work for somebody, to sit/go well with, to appeal to somebody, to like something/somebody
Andare a genio
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To be over the moon, be overjoyed, go into raptures
Andare/essere in brodo di giuggiole
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To have sour grapes, put something down because you can’t have it
Fare come la volpe e l’uva
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To be obsessed with something, have a fixation
Avere un chiodo fisso
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To look forward to, to not be able to wait for something
Non stare (più) nella pelle
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To view favorably
Vedere/non vedere di buon occhio
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To be fed up with somebody/something, to be sick and tired of
Avere (o averne) le tasche piene
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To hit the bottle, to booze it up
Alzare il gomito
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To not sit well with someone, to go wrong
Andare di traverso
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To satisfy a whim/urge
Togliersi/levarsi uno sfizio
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To have a fixation, to have a fascination with something
Avere il pallino
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To raise hell, bend over backwards, do everything you can
Fare il diavolo a quattro
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To be a piece of cake, to have it easy, to be fun
Essere una pacchia
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To not be able to wait for something
Non vedere l’ora