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67 Cards in this Set
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Familiarizzarsi con
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To become acquainted with
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Attaccato alle sottane
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Tied to someones apron strings
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Avere le spalle al muro
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To have ones back against the wall
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Volgere le spalle
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To turn ones back on...
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Prendere una batosta
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To take a beating
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Infliggersi colpi bassi
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To hit below the belt
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Fare un passo piu lungo della gamba
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To bite off more than one can chew
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Un beneficcio inaspettata
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A blessing in desguise
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Pigliare fiato
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To catch ones breath
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Dare una spolveratina
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To brush up on
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Scamparla bella
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To have a close call
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Circolo vizioso
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Vicious circle
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Figlio della serva
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Second class citazen
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Sporgere querela
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To lodge a complaint
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Un complimento ambiguo
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Left handed compliment
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Interragatorio di terzo grado
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To give the 3rd degree
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Tra Scilla e Carididi
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Between the devil and the deep blue sea
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L'anatroccolo
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The ugly duckling
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Stare serio
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To keep a straight face
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fare fronte a
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To face up to
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Chi prima arriva, meglio alloggia
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First come, first served!
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Frastornare con le parole di qualcuno.
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To talk ones head off.
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Spezzare il cuore
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To break ones heart
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Stare allo scherzo
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To take a joke
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Prendersi a calci
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To kick oneself
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Prendere alla leggera
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To take lightly
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Uno sguardo sdegnoso
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A dirty look
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Come volle la sorte
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As luck would have it
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Appropriarsi
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To make off with
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Il giusto mezzo
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A happy medium
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Sano di mente
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In ones right mind
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A mio avviso
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To my mind
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Dimenticarsene
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To slip ones mind
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Un posapiano
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A stick in the mud
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Stare addosso
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To breath down ones neck
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Esporsi a rischi
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To stick out ones neck
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Essere arzillo
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To feel ones oats
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Andare al passo con
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To keep pace with
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Sbolognare
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To palm off
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Importunare
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To make passes at
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Farsi passare per..
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To pass oneself off as..
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Compiacersi con se stesso
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To pat oneself on the back
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Un esempio calzante
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A case in point
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Fuori tema
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Besides the point
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Far precisare
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To point out
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la pratica vale piu della grammatica
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Practice makes perfect
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Farsi in quattro
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To put oneself out
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Attaccar briga
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To pick a quarrel
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A distanza ravvicinata
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At close range
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Addossarsi la colpa
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To take the rap
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Andare da se'
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To stand to reason
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Non venir meno al proprio buon nome
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To live up to ones reputation
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Ligio ai sistemi tradizionali
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Set in ones ways
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Eclissare
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To put someone to shame
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Avere un asso nella manica
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To have something up ones sleeve
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darsela a gambe
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To turn tail and run
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Tirar la coda del diavolo
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To twist the lions tail
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Essere sbigottiti
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To be taken aback
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prendere da qualcuno
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To take after someone
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Intraprendere
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To take on
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Insolenza
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Back talk
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Lasciare la bocca amara
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To leave a bad taste in one's mouth
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Piangere amare lacrime
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To shed bitter tears
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perdere le staffe
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To lose ones temper
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Ripensandoci bene
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On 2nd thought
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A squarcigola
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At the top of ones voice
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Ogni ceto
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All walks of life
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