Pike-WAIS Dictionary of Idioms (Pweedy)

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Idiom	Language	Category
Avere sempre la lingua lunga	Italian	Complaint
Je ne suis pas à la hauteur	French	Bewilderment
Quedarse completamente en ayunas	Spanish	Bewilderment
Trouillard	French	Contempt
!mire que hacen esperar a la gente así!	Portuguese	Impatience
¡hala!	Spanish	Encouragement
¡ni por hablar!	Spanish	Contradiction
¡vaya rollo!	Spanish	Boredom
?Encuentras palabras ?	Spanish	Indignation
¿Puedo ayudarle? ?Le puedo echar una mano?	Spanish	Courtesy
…al verde	Spanish	Embarrassment
(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
(toujours) chercher la petite bête	French	Complaint
(Un menú) como para chuparse los dedos	Spanish	Desire
(woman only) civettare (con)	Italian	Flattery
Abrir as portas para alguém	Portuguese	Encouragement
Abrir el camino a uno	Spanish	Encouragement
Abrir o caminho para alguém	Portuguese	Encouragement
Acabar com alguém	Portuguese	Humiliation
Acabar mal	Spanish	Failure
Aggiungere al danno le beffe	Italian	Insult