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the world is your oyster	Il mondo è nelle tue mani/Il mondo sarà tuo/ai tuoi piedi/Avere il mondo in tasca/Essere padroni del mondo..	Mara Ballarini
there's a fat chance in hell	vs	(Non-member)
there's no such thing as bad weather, just the wrong equipment	Si preoccupa del tempo solo chi è mal equipaggiato	Federica Banzola
This is not shtick	fanno sul serio / non è una posa / non è solo un modo di fare	Valeria Maria Tafel
thundery weather	giornata di temporale, di bufera	gianfranco
Tin Pot Alley	Tin Pot Alley	(Non-member)
to carry on	farsela con qualcuno	(Non-member)
to connect the dots	acquisire una visione d'insieme	Raffaella Panigada
to do a great line in	essere bravi / riuscire bene / fare un ottimo lavoro	(Non-member)
to draw lines in the sand	porre dei paletti (inamovibili)	(Non-member)
to give the short shrift	liquidare in fretta	(Non-member)
to lose the forest for the trees	perdere la visione d'insieme	Laura Lucardini
to make clear of	specificare/chiarire	Elena Simonelli
to put one over someone	fregare, ingannare	...
to step on the occasional toe	pestare qualche piede	(Non-member)
to talk over the top of each other	parlarsi sopra	Valeria Maria Tafel
To whip a gun (in an arc)	Tirar fuori una pistola (in un lampo, con un gesto fluido)	(Non-member)
tool me a mail	took me to a mall (mi porto' in un centro commerciale)	(Non-member)
top flight	i migliori nel campo	texjax DDS PhD
until our pulse catches up to our feet	fino a che il nostro battito cardiaco va al ritmo dei nostri piedi	(Non-member)

used	utilizatti	gianfranco
walk a fine line	camminare sul filo del rasoio/tirare troppo la corda	Valeria Faber
walk your road	che il tuo cammino sia sicuro	(Non-member)
Watch your money accumulate not evaporate	con noi i tuoi risparmi non rischiano di prendere il volo	(Non-member)
weekend getaway	weekend fuori porta	Gianni Pastore
were you raised in a barn?	abiti al colosseo?	...
When in Rome, do as the Romans do.	Paese che vai, usanza che trovi	(Non-member)
When shit hits the fan (slang)	quando si è nei guai fino al collo	sabina moscatelli
white elephant	cianfrusaglie	Shera Lyn Parpia
wild goose chase	pigliare//cacciar mosche	(Non-member)
wink out	spettegolare	gianfranco
wired: Am E informal: feeling nervous and excited especially because of drinking too much coffee or taking drugs	dopato, doparsi	(Non-member)
with our boots on	non ce lo facciamo ripetere due volte / saremo dei vostri	(Non-member)
You have ti give a little...	bisogna dare per ricevere (do ut des)	(Non-member)
you snap a wire, kid?	hai perso qualche rotella?	(Non-member)
you use'ta couldn't get...	Prima di noi non arrivavi manco da qui a lì	(Non-member)

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Wood Industry = Forestry *
Zoology

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