Italian Idioms

Idioms can rarely be translated word for word — but the pictures they paint stick in your mind. In bocca al lupo literally means "into the wolf's mouth" — and means "good luck!". The correct reply is "crepi!" ("may (the wolf) drop dead!"). Here Marina learns the most common modi di dire.

Idiom	Literally	Actual meaning
In bocca al lupo!	into the wolf's mouth	good luck!
Non vedo l'ora	I don't see the hour	I can't wait
Costare un occhio della testa	to cost an eye out of your head	to cost a fortune
Essere al verde	to be at the green	to be broke
Toccare ferro	to touch iron	to knock on wood
Fare il ponte	to make the bridge	to take a long weekend

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