Pike-WAIS Dictionary of Idioms (Pweedy)

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Idiom	Language	Category
Avere sempre la lingua lunga	Italian	Complaint
Potremmo stento a crederci!	Italian	Bewilderment
Quedarse completamente en ayunas	Spanish	Bewilderment
! que cara mas dura ¡	Spanish	Indignation
!mire que hacen esperar a la gente así!	Portuguese	Impatience
¡andas mirando moros con tranchete!	Spanish	Deception
¡ánimo!	Spanish	Encouragement
¡Suertudo! ¡Morrudo!	Spanish	Envy
¿Puedo ayudarle? ?Le puedo echar una mano?	Spanish	Courtesy
(dei musei) posso farne a meno	Italian	Indifference
(En) revenir à ses moutons	French	Contradiction
(If he said that,) He must have a screw loose: he`s lost his marbles	English	Contempt
(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
(Un menú) como para chuparse los dedos	Spanish	Desire
(woman only) civettare (con)	Italian	Flattery
A bomb	English	Failure
A nincompoop	English	Insult
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