Each Italian idiom below comes with what its words literally say, what it means and how other languages put the same idea. To see every language at once, open the side-by-side page for moods and feelings.
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lit. ‘be in seventh heaven’
To be extremely happy and delighted.
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Avere le farfalle nello stomaco
lit. ‘have butterflies in the stomach’
To feel a nervous, fluttering excitement, before something important or around someone you're attracted to.
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lit. ‘to be down on string’
To feel low, gloomy or a bit depressed.
Elsewhere
- EN Down in the dumps
- FR Avoir le cafard
- DE Trübsal blasen
- ES Estar por los suelos
- JA 肩を落とす
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lit. ‘to have it up above your hair’
To have completely run out of patience with something.
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Saltare la mosca al naso
lit. ‘the fly jumps onto your nose’
To suddenly lose your temper.
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lit. ‘goose skin’
Small bumps on the skin caused by cold, fear or a strong emotion.
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- EN Goosebumps
- FR La chair de poule
- DE Gänsehaut
- ES Piel de gallina
- JA 鳥肌
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lit. ‘to be left made of plaster’
To be so astonished you can hardly believe what you're seeing or hearing.
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lit. ‘to laugh to the point of bursting your skin’
To laugh very hard.
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Far venire il latte alle ginocchia
lit. ‘make the milk come down to your knees’
Something is so boring it wears you out.
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Phrases in bold with a red marker are written up. The rest are waiting for their own page and a check by a native speaker.