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PAX, LUX ET VERITAS SINCE 1965
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
¡de qué buena gana recibiría… Spanish Desire
Potremmo stento a crederci! Italian Bewilderment
Quedarse completamente en ayunas Spanish Bewilderment
Trouillard French Contempt
! que cara mas dura ¡ Spanish Indignation
¡andas mirando moros con tranchete! Spanish Deception
¡Suertudo! ¡Morrudo! Spanish Envy
¿Puedo ayudarle? ?Le puedo echar una mano? Spanish Courtesy
…al verde Spanish Embarrassment
(dei musei) posso farne a meno Italian Indifference
(If he said that,) He must have a screw loose: he`s lost his marbles English Contempt
(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
Abatido Portuguese Grief
Acabar sem nada Portuguese Failure
Aggiungere al danno le beffe Italian Insult
Além da conta Portuguese Error
Aller de Charybde en Scylla French Embarrassment
Am Ende sein German Fatigue
Andar a la cuarta pregunta Spanish Embarrassment
Andar como uma barata tonta Spanish Frenzy
Andar como un loco Spanish Frenzy
Andar mal de dinero Spanish Embarrassment