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Italian Idioms

Idioms with animals

TermDefinition
stare da cani to feel awful(miserable)
avere la memoria di un elefante to have the memory of an elephant (a good memory)
essere un lupo solitario to be a lone wolf (prefer one's own company)
essere una vipera to be a snake(vicious/malicious/say nasty things about others)[mostly used for females]
essere una serpe to be a snake (untrustworthy/unreliable/sly/malicious/judges others)
essere una volpe to be a fox(sly/clever/deceiving)
essere un maiale to be a pig (filthy/greedy/repulsive)
essere un pavone to be a peacock (vain; loves to attract/be the centre of attention)
essere un allocco to be a fool (naïve/gullible)
essere uno sciacallo to be like a vulture (opportunisitc; take advantage of other people's misfortunes)
essere l'uccello del malaugurio to be a jinx (pessimistic)
essere come una formica to be very hard-working and frugal (good at saving money)
essere come cane e gatto to be like a dog and cat (fight a lot)
essere solo come un cane to be as lonely as a dog (very lonely)
essere curioso come una scimmia to be as curious as a monkey (very curious)
essere lento come una lumaca to be really slow (as slow as a snail)
essere sano come un pesce to be as healthy as a horse(in perfect health)
essere muto come un pesce to be as mute as a fish (says nothing)
essere un'oca to be a ditz/bimbo/scatterbrain [typical behaviour]
fare l'oca to act like a goose [temporary behaviuour]
fare la civetta to flirt/charm [used for females]
fare il grillo parlante to be a know-it-all (wise and gives advice even when not wanted)
fare la gatta morta to act innocent (play dumb)
fare lo struzzo to bury one's head in the sand
mangiare come un uccellino to eat like a bird (eat very little)
Fa un freddo cane! It's freezing!
In bocca al lupo! Good luck!
Gatta ci cova! I smell a rat!/There's something fishy going on!
Ho una fame da lupo! I'm as hungry as a wolf! (I'm starving!)
Non vola una mosca! It is super silent. (You couls hear a pin drop!)
C'è un tempo da lupi! It's terrible weather.
Created by: LaProf
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