How much do you love Italian Idioms? We do love Italian idioms, a lot. It is always nice to find out the cultural background they come from! At first it might be very complicated to understand their meaning as most of the time translating them word by word doesn’t help. However, once you get the […]
Do you want to learn a really funny Italian idiom? If you have never heard the Italian idiom “Avere la botte piena e la moglie ubriaca“, it’s definitely time to learn it! Italians love using these nice expressions and we are pretty sure you are quite fascinated by them: idioms reveal an important side of […]
Have you heard of the idiom “Non avere peli sulla lingua” while learning Italian in London? Do you know what it means? The literal translation is: “Not to have hairs on your tongue”. If you’re just starting out in Italian, you may be very confused when hearing this phrase! What does it mean to have hairs […]
Are you taking individual Italian classes in London and coming across lovely Italian idioms? Well, I bet your individual Italian classes in London are just amazing: going through the Italian language and culture exposes you to several expressions used in the everyday language. In Italy people love Idiomatic expressions: they summarize meanings that you can’t […]
Have you just come across “Non ci piove“, one of the most common Italian idioms? It is a very nice expression and I reckon you heard it at least once! The literal meaning of this idiom is “it doesn’t rain on it“, which is as to say “no doubts about it“: so we can use […]
If you need to make a decision and sort something out once and for all, this nice Italian idiom is perfect for you! “Tagliare la testa al toro” literally means “to cut off the head of the bull“: how is that related to decision making then? The story behind this idiomatic expression is very useful […]
You probably heard someone using the Italian idiomatic expression “Sono al verde!” and tried to translate wondering what “To be at the green” might mean. Well, “essere al verde” is a very common idiom which means “to be out of money“, even though you would be more likely to associate that expression to the red […]
When you want to say that it is not possible to judge someone solely by his appearance, in Italian you can say “l’abito non fa il monaco!”. This nice Italian idiomatic expression literally means that “the dress does not make the monk”, which in English would be “clothes don’t make the man”. Here you have […]
In Italy, if you get a little discount, you can definitely use the Italian idiomatic expression “Tutto fa brodo!“. If you translate it literally it means “everything makes broth” but obviously isn’t a cooking reference: its meaning is similar to “it’s all grist to the mill“, so it is a nice idiom to say that […]
As you probably know, Italians can’t avoid expressing themselves with meaningful gestures: that is why they use the expression “stare con le mani in mano“, which literally means “to be with your hands in your hands“, with a negative meaning similar to the English “to sit on your hands“. This way to say is used […]
