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101 cross one's fingers
(to place a finger across the one next to it, for good luck.) incrociare le dita -
102 cut one's teeth
(to grow one's first teeth: The baby's cutting his first tooth.) mettere i denti -
103 do one's bit
(to take one's share in a task: Each of us will have to do his bit if we are to finish the job soon.) fare la propria parte, fare il proprio dovere -
104 do one's level best
(to do one's very best.) fare del proprio meglio -
105 do one's worst
(to do the most evil etc thing that one can.) (fare del proprio peggio) -
106 eat one's words
(to admit humbly that one was mistaken in saying something: I'll make him eat his words!) ritrattare, rimangiarsi ciò che si è detto -
107 feel one's way
(to find one's way by feeling: I had to feel my way to the door in the dark.) andare a tentoni -
108 fight one's way
(to make one's way with difficulty: She fought her way through the crowd.) farsi largo -
109 find/get one's bearings
(to find one's position with reference to eg a known landmark: If we can find this hill, I'll be able to get my bearings.) orientarsi; fare un rilevamento -
110 for all one is worth
(using all one's efforts, strength etc: He swam for all he was worth towards the shore.) (mettendocela tutta) -
111 get one's second wind
(to recover one's natural breathing after breathlessness.) (riprendere fiato) -
112 get something off one's chest
(to tell the truth about something that is worrying one.) levarsi un peso dallo stomaco -
113 get/have one's own way
(to do, get etc what one wants: You can't always have your own way.) (avere ciò che si desidera) -
114 go in one ear and out the other
(not to make any lasting impression: I keep telling that child to work harder but my words go in one ear and out the other.) entrare da un orecchio e uscire dall'altroEnglish-Italian dictionary > go in one ear and out the other
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115 have it one's own way
(to get one's own way: Oh, have it your own way - I'm tired of arguing.) (fare di testa propria) -
116 have one's back to the wall
(to be in a very difficult or desperate situation: He certainly has his back to the wall as he has lost his job and cannot find another one.) essere con le spalle al muro -
117 hold one's own
(to be as successful in a fight, argument etc as one's opponent: His opponents tried to prove his arguments wrong but he managed to hold his own.) (tenere duro) -
118 in one's element
(in the surroundings that are most natural or pleasing to one.) nel proprio elemento -
119 in one's favour
(to one's benefit or advantage: The wind was in our favour.) a favore di -
120 in one's mind's eye
(in one's imagination: If you try hard, you can see the room in your mind's eye.) con l'immaginazione
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