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To settle things once and for all

Tagliare la testa al toro

To shake a leg

Fare quattro salti

To cut to the chase

Bando alle ciance

To get into someone’s good graces, to win someone over

Entrare nelle grazie di qualcuno

To bring something up, bring something into play

Tirare in ballo

To lead to, cause, give rise to

Dare il la

To start up, to set up, to launch something

Mettere in piedi

To make a comeback

Salire/Venire/Tornare alla ribalta

To get a foothold, to catch on

Prendere piede

To set foot outside the house

Mettere il naso fuori di casa

The moral of the story

La morale della favola

To happen quietly, go unnoticed

Passare in sordina

To pay the price, face the consequences

Pagare lo scotto

To shift gears, to change tones or course

Cambiare registro

When it rains, it pours

Piovere sul bagnato

To get off on the wrong foot

Partire col piede sbagliato

Fare quattro salti

L’espressione, fare quattro salti, viene comunemente usata dagli italiani alternativamente alla parola, andare a ballare.

Non si conosce la sua origine però rimane sempre una frase moderna e di uso comune.

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