Pike-WAIS Dictionary of Idioms (Pweedy)

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Idiom	Language	Category
(En) revenir à ses moutons	French	Contradiction
(If he said that,) He must have a screw loose: he`s lost his marbles	English	Contempt
(Il caso) lui spossato	Italian	Embarrassment
(le proces) l’a nettoye	French	Embarrassment
(Museen) lassen mich kalt	German	Indifference
(museums) leave me cold	English	Indifference
(Museus ) me deixam com frio	Portuguese	Indifference
(The court case) Wiped him out	English	Embarrassment
(toujours) chercher la petite bête	French	Complaint
(Un menú) como para chuparse los dedos	Spanish	Desire
(woman only) civettare (con)	Italian	Flattery
(Судебное дело) Уничтожали его из (чего либо)	Russian	Embarrassment
A bomb	English	Failure
A nincompoop	English	Insult
Abatido	Portuguese	Grief
Abrir as portas a uno	Portuguese	Encouragement
Abrir as portas para alguém	Portuguese	Encouragement
Abrir el camino a uno	Spanish	Encouragement
Abrir o caminho para alguém	Portuguese	Encouragement
Abrir o camino a uno	Portuguese	Encouragement
Aburirse como ostras	Spanish	Boredom
Acabar com alguém	Portuguese	Humiliation
Acabar mal	Spanish	Failure
Acabar sem nada	Portuguese	Failure
Aggiungere al danno le beffe	Italian	Insult