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Idiom di oggi: Cool as a cucumber
Significato: Fresco come una rosa, o calmo e rilassato.
Idiom of the day: Cool as a cucumber
Meaning: Extremely calm and composed, especially in times or situations of stress. Very relaxed.

Idiom di oggi: Add insult to injury
Significato: Oltre al danno, la beffa
Idiom of the day: Add insult to injury
Meaning: To make a bad situation even worse, especially by treating someone very badly

Idiom di oggi: Pull yourself together
Significato: Darsi una calmata, ricomporsi
Idiom of the day: Pull yourself together
Meaning: To become calm and behave normally again after being angry or upset.

Idiom di oggi: Ace up your sleeve
Significato: Asso nella manica
Idiom of the day: Ace up your sleeve
Meaning: Secret knowledge or a secret skill that will give you an advantage

Idiom di oggi: By the skin of your teeth.
Significato: Per un pelo, per un soffio.
Idiom of the day: By the skin of your teeth.
Meaning: Just barely, by a narrow margin, just in time.

Idiom di oggi: Wrap your head around something
Significato: Capire qualcosa di molto difficile, concepire un concetto complicato.
Idiom of the day: Wrap your head around something
Meaning: To comprehend something that one considers challenging, confusing, or a foreign concept.

Idiom di oggi: To pass the buck
Significato: Fare lo scaricabarile
Idiom of the day: To pass the buck
Meaning: To blame someone or make them responsible for a problem that you should deal with.

Idiom di oggi: Fortune favors the bold
Significato: La fortuna aiuta gli audaci
Idiom of the day: Fortune favors the bold
Meaning: Luck is usually on the side of those who are brave enough to take chances and risks.

Idiom di oggi: Have your head in the clouds
Significato: Avere la testa tra le nuvole
Idiom of the day: Have your head in the clouds
Meaning: Not be concentrating

Idiom di oggi: Ring in the new year
Significato: Festeggiare il Capodanno, salutare il nuovo anno.
Idiom of the day: Ring in the new year
Meaning: To mark the end of the previous year and welcome the start of a new one, typically with a party or other celebration.

*Xmas Version*
Idiom di oggi: Good things come in small packages
Significato: Le cose belle stanno in pacchetti piccoli; nella botte piccola c'è il vino buono.
Idiom of the day: Good things come in small packages
Meaning: The size of a gift doesn’t determine what’s inside; in the same way a small person may have a big heart

*Xmas version*
Idiom di oggi: Trim the tree & Deck the halls
Significato:
Idiom of the day: Trim the tree & Deck the halls
Meaning: Put up your Christmas tree and decorate for Christmas

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Idiom di oggi: Play the devil's advocate
Significato: Fare l'avocato del diavolo
Idiom of the day: Play the devil's advocate
Meaning: To argue against or attack an idea, argument, or proposition - even if you are in favor of it - just for the sake of debate or in order to make people discuss and consider it in more detail.

Idiom di oggi: It ain't over till the fat lady sings
Significato: Non è ancora detta l'ultima parola
Idiom of the day: It ain't over till the fat lady sings
Meaning: The final outcome cannot be assumed or determined until a given situation, event, etc., is completely finished.

Idiom di oggi: A perfect storm
Significato: Una tempesta perfetta, la peggiore situazione possibile.
Idiom of the day: A perfect storm
Meaning: The worst possible situation

Idiom di oggi: Things are getting out of hand
Significato: La situazione sta sfuggendo di mano
Idiom of the day: Things are getting out of hand
Meaning: Things are becoming impossible to control

Idiom di oggi: A blessing in disguise
Significato: Una benedizione sotto mentite spoglie
Idiom of the day: A blessing in disguise
Meaning: Something that seems bad or unlucky at first but causes something good to happen later

Idiom di oggi: Easy does it
Significato: Vacci piano, con calma
Idiom of the day: Easy does it
Meaning: Used to tell someone to do something slowly and carefully

Idiom di oggi: A dark horse
Significato: Outsider, vincitore sconosciuto o inaspettato
Idiom of the day: A dark horse
Meaning: An unknown and unexpected winner of a race or other contest.

Idiom di oggi: A bed of roses
Significato: Una situazione facile, tutta rose e fiori; una passeggiata.
Idiom of the day: A bed of roses
Meaning: An easy, comfortable or luxurious situation.

Idiom di oggi: Have a blast
Significato: Divertirsi
Idiom of the day: Have a blast
Meaning: Have fun, have a good time

Idiom di oggi: Hit the road
Significato: Partire, avviarsi, mettersi in viaggio.
Idiom of the day: Hit the road
Meaning: To leave, to start a journey.

Idiom di oggi: A bull in a china shop
Significato: Un elefante in una cristalleria
Idiom of the day: A bull in a china shop
Meaning: A person who breaks things or who often makes mistakes or causes damage in situations that require careful thinking or behavior

Idiom di oggi: Blood is thicker than water
Significato: Il sangue non è acqua. I legami famigliari sono più forti di tutti gli altri legami.
Idiom of the day: Blood is thicker than water
Meaning: Familial bonds will always be stronger than bonds of friendship or love