Pike-WAIS Dictionary of Idioms (Pweedy)

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Idiom	Language	Category
¡de qué buena gana recibiría…	Spanish	Desire
¡ni por hablar!	Spanish	Contradiction
?Encuentras palabras ?	Spanish	Indignation
(If he said that,) He must have a screw loose: he`s lost his marbles	English	Contempt
(toujours) chercher la petite bête	French	Complaint
A bomb	English	Failure
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
Aller de Charybde en Scylla	French	Embarrassment
An einem gebrochenen Herzen sterben	German	Grief
Anbaggern	German	Flattery
Andar como uma barata tonta	Spanish	Frenzy
Aprontar uma boa	Portuguese	Indiscretion
As botas de alguém	Portuguese	Flattery
Autant chercher une aiguille dans une botte de foin	French	Exasperation
Avere la lingua bifurcata	Italian	Deception