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a hot tip for...	un ottimo consiglio per...	(Non-member)
blasted like hell...	essere rovinati	(Non-member)
"Heavens opened up"	si è messo a diluviare	(Non-member)
"You leave all that to me,hear?"	lascia fare a me, capito?	(Non-member)
(to be) better off with it than without it	meglio con che senza	(Non-member)
... did not make another peep	non fiatò più	(Non-member)
...you build me up...you tear me right back down	mi tiri su ..poi mi butti giù	(Non-member)
0-2	sono sotto di brutto	LuNa Italian
30 years up the river had made him a stranger to society	andare controcorrente	(Non-member)
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush	meglio un uovo oggi che una gallina domani!	(Non-member)
A bonnie wee lass!	une bimba bellissima!	Maria Elisa Manfrino
A man is only as old as the woman he feels	un uomo e' giovane solo quanto la donna che palpeggia	texjax DDS PhD
a quick thirty seconds after six o'clock	In quattro e quattr\'otto	(Non-member)
about as Euro-fancy as it comes	in stile di esagerata ispirazione europea	(Non-member)
aka	also known as	gianfranco
at short notice	con breve preavviso	(Non-member)
at six and sevens (in context)	(E anche se la matematica non è un\'opinione) con voi sei per sette farà/darà un bel quarantotto	(Non-member)
bananas on bananas	oltre i limiti della stupidità/follia	(Non-member)
be under the microscope (fig.)	essere sotto esame	(Non-member)
bereavement	dolente rassegnazione (ved. spiegazione)	pataflo

Billy Balley	l'uccellino	(Non-member)
Birds of a feather flock together	chi si assomiglia si piglia	(Non-member)
blow the thing to bits	far saltare tutto in aria	(Non-member)
boilerplate (letter)	che dice cose trite e ritrite	(Non-member)
bolster those blues	alle prese con la sindrome post-natalizia...	Federica Agnetti
break it up	cambia registro!	Serena Tutino
bum	scherzo genetico/della natura	(Non-member)
bundle	gruzzolo	(Non-member)
burnt down to its axles (vehicle)	ridotto a una carcassa carbonizzata	pataflo
cared to contemplate	di quanto avessi mai osato immaginare	Raffaella Panigada
certified fruitcake	un vero pazzo / un fuori di testa	(Non-member)
Chip on his shoulder	avercela col mondo intero	(Non-member)
dare a deed	ardire all'impresa	(Non-member)
don't play hard to get	non farti pregare, non fare la preziosa	(Non-member)
dressed up to the nines	tiratissimo	megtradb
drinks are on the house	offre la casa	(Non-member)
easy come, easy go.	spendono e spandono senza pensare alle conseguenze	(Non-member)
Empty vessels make the most noise.	molto fumo poco arrosto	(Non-member)
Every cloud has a silver lining	Non tutto il male viene per nuocere	(Non-member)
Every picture tells a story	Ogni immagine racconta una storia/ dietro ogni immagine c'è una storia	(Non-member)

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