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PAX, LUX ET VERITAS SINCE 1965
Pike-WAIS Dictionary of Idioms (Pweedy)

Below you'll find a list of idioms/expressions in multiple languages along with synonyms, antonyms, anecdotes, etc. You can search, select by category or sort by any column.

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Idiom Language Category
Avere sempre la lingua lunga Italian Complaint
Ser chinche Portuguese Complaint
(toujours) chercher la petite bête French Complaint
Avere sempre a redire Italian Complaint
Fare una capa tanto Italian Complaint
Poule mouillée French Complaint
Sempre acha do que se queixar Portuguese Complaint
Ser cascarabias Portuguese Complaint
Tem sempre a língua comprida Portuguese Complaint
To be always bitching about something or other English Complaint
To be forever finding fault in people English Complaint
Toujours trouver quelque chose à redire sur, à propos de qqch French Complaint
Искать повод придраться Russian Complaint