Two-minute tab quiz
Ten of your own expressions, Italian to English. Counts towards your streak.
Start the quizEverything on your tab.
Every expression from our lessons, in one place. It grows after every lesson.
Expressions 8
to pull the plug
staccare la spina, porre fine a qualcosa
“The company pulled the plug on the project after six months.”
From: The week the internet went dark
to bear the brunt of
subire il peso maggiore di
“Small shops bore the brunt of the outage.”
From: The week the internet went dark
to go dark
smettere di funzionare, sparire dai radar
“Half the internet went dark for three hours.”
From: The week the internet went dark
to be chuffed to bits
essere contentissimo
“I was chuffed to bits when she remembered my name.”
From: Guided Conversation: first jobs
to get round to
trovare il tempo di
“I’ll get round to it this weekend.”
From: Grammar: phrasal verbs at work
to come up with
farsi venire in mente
“She came up with a brilliant idea.”
From: Grammar: phrasal verbs at work
knackered
distrutto
“After three back-to-back calls I’m absolutely knackered.”
From: General Conversation: the working week
a doddle
una passeggiata
“The presentation was a doddle in the end.”
From: General Conversation: the working week
Nothing on your tab matches that.
Italian traps
The ones that sound right in Italian and wrong in English.
I’m agree with you.I agree with you.
“Agree” is a verb, so no “am”.
I have 34 years.I’m 34.
In English you are an age; you don’t have it.
Can you explain me?Can you explain it to me?
You explain something to someone.