{"id":305,"date":"2026-03-23T21:36:38","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T21:36:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tutorlingua.com\/?p=305"},"modified":"2026-03-18T21:39:38","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T21:39:38","slug":"10-common-italian-idioms-and-expressions-you-should-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tutorlingua.com\/de\/10-common-italian-idioms-and-expressions-you-should-know\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Common Italian Idioms and Expressions You Should Know"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Italian is full of colorful idioms that make conversations more lively and natural. Learning these expressions will help you understand locals better and sound more fluent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/tutorlingua.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/qijfxufh5f0-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"a narrow alleyway with shops\" class=\"wp-image-306\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tutorlingua.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/qijfxufh5f0-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tutorlingua.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/qijfxufh5f0-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/tutorlingua.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/qijfxufh5f0-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/tutorlingua.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/qijfxufh5f0-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/tutorlingua.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/qijfxufh5f0.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Popular Italian Idioms<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>In bocca al lupo<\/strong> \u2013 \u201cGood luck\u201d (literally: Into the wolf\u2019s mouth)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Chi dorme non piglia pesci<\/strong> \u2013 \u201cYou snooze, you lose\u201d (literally: Those who sleep don\u2019t catch fish)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Acqua in bocca<\/strong> \u2013 \u201cKeep it a secret\u201d (literally: Water in your mouth)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Essere al verde<\/strong> \u2013 \u201cTo be broke\u201d (literally: To be at green)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Non tutte le ciambelle riescono col buco<\/strong> \u2013 \u201cNot everything goes as planned\u201d (literally: Not all doughnuts come out with a hole)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Tip:<\/strong> Using idioms naturally takes practice. Try sprinkling one or two in your conversations with friends or teachers.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Italian is full of colorful idioms that make conversations more lively and natural. Learning these [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-305","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blogs"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tutorlingua.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/305","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tutorlingua.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tutorlingua.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tutorlingua.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tutorlingua.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=305"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/tutorlingua.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/305\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":307,"href":"https:\/\/tutorlingua.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/305\/revisions\/307"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tutorlingua.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=305"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tutorlingua.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=305"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tutorlingua.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=305"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}