avere la vittoria in tasca

avere la vittoria in tasca

to have the victory in the bag, to be sure to win

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f (pl -che) pocket

ne ho piene le tasche I'm fed up with this

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tasca s.f.

1 pocket: tasca interna, esterna, inner, outer pocket; con le mani in tasca, with one's hands in one's pockets; coltello da tasca, pocketknife; edizioncina da tasca, pocket edition; fazzoletto da tasca, pocket-handkerchief; orologio da tasca, pocket watch; aver le tasche vuote, ( essere senza soldi) to be penniless; mettere in tasca qlco., to pocket sthg.; mettere mano alla tasca, ( essere pronto a pagare) to be ready to pay; mettere le mani in tasca, to put one's hands in one's pockets; pagare di tasca propria, (anche fig.) to pay out of one's own pocket; rivoltare le tasche, to turn out one's pockets; vuotare le tasche a qlcu., (fig.) to clean s.o. out // a me non viene niente in tasca, I don't get anything out of it // ho lavorato come un pazzo, ma ora ne ho piene le tasche, (fam.) I have worked like crazy, but now I am sick (o tired) of (o fed up with) it // non rompermi le tasche!, (fam.) don't bother me! // conoscere qlco. come le proprie tasche, to know sthg. like the back of one's hand (o to know sthg. inside out)

2 (estens.) ( di borsa) ( scomparto) compartment, pocket: borsa a due tasche, bag with two compartments

3 (geol., miner.) nest, pocket

4 (anat.) pouch.

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pl. - sche ['taska, ske] sostantivo femminile

1) (di indumento) pocket

2) (scomparto) pocket, division, compartment

3) anat. zool. pouch, sac

4) (da pasticciere) piping bag, pastry bag AE

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tasca

pl. - sche /'taska, ske/

sostantivo f.

 1 (di indumento) pocket; mettersi qcs. in tasca to put sth. in one's pocket, to pocket sth.; con le mani in tasca with one's hands in one's pocket; frugare nelle -sche di qcn. to go through sb.'s pockets; svuotare le -sche a qcn. to empty out sb.'s pockets; fig. to clear sb. out, to pick sb.'s pocket

 2 (scomparto) pocket, division, compartment

 3 anat. zool. pouch, sac

 4 (da pasticciere) piping bag, pastry bag AE

IDIOMS

conoscere qcs. come le proprie -sche to know sth. like the back of one's hand o through and through; avere le -sche vuote, non avere un soldo in tasca to be penniless o broke; averne le -sche piene di to be fed up (to the back teeth) with, to be sick (and tired) of; avere la vittoria in tasca to have the victory in the bag, to be sure to win; fare i conti in tasca a qcn. = to reckon sb.'s worth; pagare (qcs.) di tasca propria to pay (for sth.) out of one's own pocket; non mi viene nulla in tasca I've nothing to gain from it.