Pike-WAIS Dictionary of Idioms (Pweedy)

Below you'll find a list of idioms/expressions in multiple languages along with synonyms, antonyms, anecdotes, etc. You can search, select by category or sort by any column.

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Idiom	Language	Category
Cavalo	Portuguese	Effort
Como un burro	Portuguese	Effort
Como un cachorro	Portuguese	Effort
Dare un sforzarsi di fare	Italian	Effort
Donner un dernier coup de collier pour…	French	Effort
Faire l’impossible pour…	French	Effort
Fare a lungo a lungo	Italian	Effort
Fare a lungo a lungo per…	Italian	Effort
Farsi in quattro	Italian	Effort
Fazer o impossível para…	Portuguese	Effort
Fazer um último esforço para…	Portuguese	Effort
Hacer lo imposible para	Italian	Effort
Hacer un último esfuerzo	Spanish	Effort
Lavorare come una bestia	Italian	Effort
Matarse a trabajar	Spanish	Effort
Mettersi sotto	Italian	Effort
Mettre le paquet	French	Effort
Mettre les bouchées doubles Sich zu Tode schuften	French	Effort
Partirse los riñones	Spanish	Effort
Quedarse cuestas	Portuguese	Effort
Rien ne lui coûte pour…	French	Effort
Romperse la espalda por alguien o por algo	Spanish	Effort
Rompersi le ossa a…	Italian	Effort
S’y jeter à corps perdu	French	Effort
Se mettre en quatre pour…	French	Effort