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jautājums		atbilde
to sit back Maybe you can sit back and wait for him to call you, but I can't. sākt mācīties		Stare con le mani in mano. Magari tu sai startene con le mani in mani aspettando una sua chiamata, ma io no.
That's for sure! Today we're going to the cinema, that's for sure! sākt mācīties		Su questo non ci piove. Oggi andiamo al cinema, su questo non ci piove!
Bad things never come alone. / When it rains, it pours. I've already had a cold, now the temperature too... bad things never come alone. sākt mācīties		Piove sul bagnato. Già avevo il raffreddore, ora anche la febbre... piove sempre sul bagnato!
Mum's the word. I didn't do my homework, but mum's the word. sākt mācīties		Acqua in bocca! Non ho fatto i compiti, ma acqua in bocca!
One problem drives away another. If he broke with you there's just one thing you can do, find another one because one problem drives away another. sākt mācīties		Chiodo scaccia chiodo. Se lui ti ha lasciata c'è solo una cosa che puoi fare, chiodo scaccia chiodo.
to be direct / frank / honest He is very honest and direct, so he always tells me if clothes look good on me. sākt mācīties		Non avere peli sulla lingua. Lui non ha peli sulla lingua, quindi mi dice sempre se un vestito mi sta bene o no.
to be enraged / to see red Today I've woken up on the wrong side of the bed, I'm enraged. sākt mācīties		Avere un diavolo per capello. Oggi mi sono svegliata male, ho un diavolo per capello.

Not only Roman slang... common Italian sayings - Proverbi italiani comuni