Italian Animal Idioms

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1. How do Italians express the idiom 'to hear a pin drop'? Sentire volare una mosca Non fare male a una mosca Saltare la mosca al naso Una mosca bianca

2. How do Italians express the idiom 'there's honour among thieves'? Solo come un cane Non svegliare il can che dorme Fa un freddo cane Cane non mangia cane

3. What about 'to have other fish to fry'? Fare la gatta morta Avere altre gatte da pelare Quando il gatto non c'e i topi ballano Quattro gatti

4. How do Italians express 'when hell freezes over'? Quando voleranno gli asini Una bestia nera Fare la figura d' un allocco Mangiare come un bufalo

5. How do Italians express the idea of 'sowing one's wild oats'? A cavalluccio di qualcuno Correre la cavallina Siamo a cavallo! Fare la civetta

6. Now I will give you an Italian expression involving animals, and you give me the English equivalent. 'Piovere a catinelle'? To let the cat out of the bag To let sleeping dogs lie To put the cat among the pigeons To rain cats and dogs.

7. 'Avere il cervello da gallina'? To hit the bull's eye To run with the hare and hunt with the hound To swim like a fish To be harebrained

8. 'Essere come un elefante in un negozio di porcellane'? To be like a bull in a china shop To get one's wings clipped To be as stubborn as a mule His bark is worse than his bite

9. 'Il lupo perde il pelo ma non il vizio'? As slippery as an eel To chicken out To take the bull by the horns The leopard never changes its spots

10. And finally, 'in linea d'aria'? To go to the dogs Stop being so pig-headed! As the crow flies To lead a dog's life