Book Club: “LION: A Long Way Home” by Saroo Brierley
About the Book “LION: A Long Way Home” is the heart-breaking and inspiring true story of a lost little boy, Saroo, who found... Read More
“To be on cloud nine”
Have you ever looked up at the sky and been struck by some amazingly beautiful cloud formations? (“siete mai stati colpiti..?”) Or... Read More
“Two shakes of a lamb’s tail / Two ticks”
How was your Easter? Did you go for a picnic on Easter Monday (“Pasquetta”)? It’s interesting how we use symbols from nature... Read More
“To egg someone on”
Well, it is nearly Easter so the idiom had to involve eggs! We’ve probably all heard of people getting eggs thrown at... Read More
“To take something or someone with a pinch of salt”
Have you ever come across the verb to pinch (“pizzicare”) or the noun a pinch (“pizzico”)? We sometimes use it with children... Read More