Italian Animal Idioms

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

2. How do Italians express the idiom 'there's honour among thieves'? Non svegliare il can che dorme Solo come un cane Cane non mangia cane Fa un freddo 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'? Fare la figura d' un allocco Mangiare come un bufalo Una bestia nera Quando voleranno gli asini

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

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 run with the hare and hunt with the hound To hit the bull's eye To be harebrained To swim like a fish

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

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

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