Pike-WAIS Dictionary of Idioms (Pweedy)

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Idiom	Language	Category
!quién fortuna sfacciata!	Italian	Envy
(dei musei) posso farne a meno	Italian	Indifference
(If he said that,) He must have a screw loose: he`s lost his marbles	English	Contempt
(Museus ) me deixam com frio	Portuguese	Indifference
Aggiungere al danno le beffe	Italian	Insult
Armar la de San Quintín far scoppiare il putiferio	Spanish	Indignation
Aspettare col fiato sospeso	Spanish	Impatience
Attendre en retenant son souffle	French	Impatience
Auf dem Trockenen sitzen	German	Embarrassment
Aus eine Fliege einen Elefanten machen	German	Exaggeration
Autant chercher une aiguille dans une botte de foin	French	Exasperation
Avere il cuore infranto	Italian	Grief
Avere la faccia a pesa	Italian	Dejection
Avere la lingua bifurcata	Italian	Deception
Averne fino a sopra i capelli	Italian	Disgust
Avoir des sueurs froides	French	Fear
Avoir la frousse	French	Fear
Avoir le cafard	French	Dejection
Avoir les foies	French	Fear
Avuto un momento difficile a trovarlo.	Italian	Difficulty
Battere la fiacca	Italian	Idleness/Laziness
Bisogna arrivare fino in fondo	Italian	Investigation
Blind vor Eifersucht	German	Envy
C’est comme si je soufflais dans un violon	French	Exasperation
Ça me laisse froid	French	Indifference