Benedetta: | Parliamo di turismo, adesso. |
Stefano: | Progetti di andare in vacanza? |
Benedetta: | No… |
Stefano: | Come ti invidio! Ti confesso che anch’io in questi giorni ho un chiodo fisso: staccare la spina, comprare un biglietto aereo e fare un viaggio in qualche posto lontano. |
Benedetta: | Forse non hai capito… nei miei piani non c’è nessuna vacanza. |
Stefano: | Ma… prima mi hai detto che… |
Benedetta: | Ti ho detto che volevo discutere di turismo, non che stavo progettando di andare in vacanza. Stefano, quest’oggi mi sembri un po’ intontito. |
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Nothing ventured, nothing gained
Chi non risica non rosica
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From scratch, completely, entirely
Di sana pianta
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To guide, to show someone around
Essere Cicerone o fare da Cicerone
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To give/have carte blanche
Dare/Avere carta bianca
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To stay up late, till the wee hours
Fare le ore piccole
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The order of the day, common occurrence, on the agenda
All’ordine del giorno
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To give somebody a hand
Dare una mano
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To seize the day/opportunity
Cogliere l’occasione al volo
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To sit around and do nothing
Starsene con le mani in mano
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To have a long way to go
Essere in alto mar
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To make do with something
Consolarsi con l’aglietto
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To look for a needle in a haystack
Cercare un ago in un pagliaio
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To plagiarize, to not be your own work
Non essere farina del proprio sacco
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To be(come) a champion, expert, star
Essere/Diventare un asso
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To reinvent the wheel, to state the obvious
Scoprire l’acqua calda
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To be on a war path
Scendere/essere sul piede di guerra
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To get serious, to mean business
Prendere qualcosa/qualcuno sul serio
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To unplug
Staccare la spina
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To take the bull by the horns
Prendere il toro per le corna
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To struggle with something
Essere alle prese con
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To give it your all, to do your best
Mettercela tutta
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To have a sleepless night, to pull an all-nighter
Passare la notte in bianco
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To raise hell, bend over backwards, do everything you can
Fare il diavolo a quattro