Beatrice: | Alberto, la vuoi sapere una notizia curiosa? |
Alberto: | Certo. |
Beatrice: | Ieri leggevo un articolo sul web, e sai cosa ho scoperto? |
Alberto: | Dai, non farmi stare sulle spine. Cosa? |
Beatrice: | Che la Bank of America, è stata fondata da un italiano. |
Alberto: | Dici sul serio? |
Beatrice: | Si? Prima si chiamava Bank of Italy. |
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To be on tenterhooks
Essere o Stare sulle Spine
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To be nitpicky, to dot your all your i’s and cross all your t’s
Mettere i puntini sulle i
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Without fail, without a doubt
A colpo sicuro
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A no-brainer, a piece of cake
Un gioco da ragazzi
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To feel strongly about
Stare a cuore
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To handle with kid gloves
Trattare con i guanti bianchi
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To warn, warn against
Mettere in guardia
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To keep someone in suspense, keep someone guessing, keep something open
Tenere/lasciare in sospeso
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To keep your distance from
Stare/tenersi alla larga da
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To back away, back out
Tirarsi indietro
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To not know which way to turn, to be at your wits’ end
Non sapere che pesci pigliare
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To know who are dealing with, know someone like the back of your hand
Conoscere il proprio pollo
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To know like the back of one’s hand
Conoscere come le proprie tasche
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To leave no room for doubt
Non lasciare adito a dubbi
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To tread carefully
Andarci con i piedi di piombo
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A moot point, futile
Questioni di lana caprina
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To be unsubstantiated or far fetched
Campato in aria/per aria
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To test the waters, to feel something out
Tastare il terreno
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To not know which way to turn, to be at your wits’ end
Non sapere che pesci prendere/pigliare
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To be/feel like a fish out of water
Essere/sentirsi un pesce fuor d’acqua
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To be flawless, to make sense, to not turn a hair
Non fare una piega