# Italian common saying -- in english (for fun) **URL:** \ **Category:** Off-topic\ **Created:** [September 25, 2017, 12:32pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/italian-common-saying-in-english-for-fun/1724 "2017-09-25T12:32:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![ZakPhoenixMcKracken](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/zakphoenixmckracken/32/41_2.png) [@ZakPhoenixMcKracken](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/ZakPhoenixMcKracken)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2017, 5:37pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/italian-common-saying-in-english-for-fun/1724/21 "2017-09-25T17:37:19Z")
> [@milanfahrnholz](#): > > [If this was even close to proper english, I might understand it…] Imagine you talking to a horse: “Live, horse, grass grows up!” ---
**Author:** ![milanfahrnholz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@milanfahrnholz](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/milanfahrnholz)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2017, 5:40pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/italian-common-saying-in-english-for-fun/1724/22 "2017-09-25T17:40:02Z")
Just wait, everything will be fine? ---
**Author:** ![milanfahrnholz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@milanfahrnholz](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/milanfahrnholz)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2017, 5:51pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/italian-common-saying-in-english-for-fun/1724/24 "2017-09-25T17:51:50Z")
I know “if cats were horses we could ride up trees” ---
**Author:** ![ZakPhoenixMcKracken](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/zakphoenixmckracken/32/41_2.png) [@ZakPhoenixMcKracken](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/ZakPhoenixMcKracken)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2017, 6:15pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/italian-common-saying-in-english-for-fun/1724/26 "2017-09-25T18:15:53Z")
> [@milanfahrnholz](#): > > Just wait, everything will be fine? Bingo! It means: you have to be patient, what you are waiting for won’t happen soon, but it will happen. ---
**Author:** ![Guga](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/guga/32/14476_2.png) [@Guga](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Guga)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2017, 6:32pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/italian-common-saying-in-english-for-fun/1724/27 "2017-09-25T18:32:17Z")
> [@DZ-Jay](#): > > We also have a few of our own. My favorite is: > > If my grandma had wheels, she’d be a bicycle! We have that in Italian too: “if grandpa had three balls he’d be a flipper” 😆 mostly said with incorrect verbal temps for added comedic value. I love to translate common sayings in the literal sense, from Italian to English and vice versa. So, if after a day of work I get fed up and I write to my friends “lo chiamo un giorno” for “I call it a day”. It’s funny because it makes no sense at all in Italian. The best ones are however the Sardinian ones. So, here’s my list. 1. _You’re like a pear!_ 2. This thing is _thrown together_ 3. _You’re already at flowers_ 4. You’re _taking me to the head_ 5. You’re _too few exited_ (yes, it makes no grammatical sense even in Sardinian) 6. You’re a _dead penis_ 7. _To throw someone out to the horn’s sound_ 8. To have _bad will_ 9. _You shit yourself!_ or _May horror fuck him!_ or _Horse penis!_ or _That vulva!_ or _My penis to you!_ (which all express more or less the same feeling) 10. _Of rubber!_ or _Of cast iron!_ Even if number 10 is said in Italian and has the same meaning of the Italian “with the cabbage!” So, except for number 10, Italians too can try to understand the meaning of such sayings 😃 good luck ---
**Author:** ![DZ-Jay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a6a055/32.png) [@DZ-Jay](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/DZ-Jay)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2017, 6:35pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/italian-common-saying-in-english-for-fun/1724/28 "2017-09-25T18:35:34Z")
Another one we have is: _through a tube and seven faucets_ (“por un tubo y siete llaves”). It means when you have _a lot_ of something. Is there a similar saying in Italian? How about in Spain or Latin-America? Or is it only in Puerto Rico? ---
**Author:** ![ZakPhoenixMcKracken](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/zakphoenixmckracken/32/41_2.png) [@ZakPhoenixMcKracken](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/ZakPhoenixMcKracken)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2017, 6:41pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/italian-common-saying-in-english-for-fun/1724/29 "2017-09-25T18:41:40Z")
The solutions: - _Arrange yourself_: you have to succeed using your own means, none will help you. - _You are an in leg person_: you are very skilled, intelligent, personal qualities at high levels. The origin is about health: if you are ill, you usually lays on bed, you can’t walk, or stay on your legs. On the contrary, if you are in good health, you are able to use your legs, so… in leg! - _Wife and cows from your towns_: This is an advice: you should choose your wife and your cows (as a mean of income) from the places that you know well, your town or near towns, in order to avoid bad surprises. ---
**Author:** ![ZakPhoenixMcKracken](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/zakphoenixmckracken/32/41_2.png) [@ZakPhoenixMcKracken](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/ZakPhoenixMcKracken)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2017, 6:45pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/italian-common-saying-in-english-for-fun/1724/30 "2017-09-25T18:45:47Z")
> [@DZ-Jay](#): > > through a tube and seven faucets The only one I can remember is: “Got a load from Saint Anthony!” (Quanta grazia a Sant’Antonio!) ---
**Author:** ![LowLevel](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/lowlevel/32/48_2.png) [@LowLevel](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/LowLevel)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2017, 6:51pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/italian-common-saying-in-english-for-fun/1724/31 "2017-09-25T18:51:19Z")
_S’uncieru ogghiu fitusu e pariedda spunnata._ (it’s not even Italian) Its literal translation into English is: The dirty oil joined the perforated pan. ---
**Author:** ![ZakPhoenixMcKracken](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/zakphoenixmckracken/32/41_2.png) [@ZakPhoenixMcKracken](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/ZakPhoenixMcKracken)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2017, 6:52pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/italian-common-saying-in-english-for-fun/1724/32 "2017-09-25T18:52:02Z")
Just to remember: Sardinia actually IS in Italy. But their traditions are really original 😃 I don’t know for sure, so I try to guess. > [@Guga](#): > > You’re like a pear You look dumb, dopey > [@Guga](#): > > This thing is thrown together Things are going bad, even worse > [@Guga](#): > > You’re already at flowers It can’t go worse. You have reached the lowest point. > [@Guga](#): > > You’re taking me to the head You are exciting me! > [@Guga](#): > > You’re too few exited You are nuts. > [@Guga](#): > > You’re a dead penis … no comment > [@Guga](#): > > To throw someone out to the horn’s sound To get someone out of the troubles > [@Guga](#): > > To have bad will To be unlucky. > [@Guga](#): > > You shit yourself! _beep_ you! ---
**Author:** ![milanfahrnholz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@milanfahrnholz](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/milanfahrnholz)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2017, 6:52pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/italian-common-saying-in-english-for-fun/1724/33 "2017-09-25T18:52:37Z")
> [@ZakPhoenixMcKracken](#): > > Arrange yourself: Ahhh, so the emphasis is on the second word! > [@ZakPhoenixMcKracken](#): > > You are an in leg person I´d never guessed that one. > [@ZakPhoenixMcKracken](#): > > Wife and cows from your towns I get what this is supposed to mean, but I don´t like this. ---
**Author:** ![Guga](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/guga/32/14476_2.png) [@Guga](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Guga)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2017, 7:08pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/italian-common-saying-in-english-for-fun/1724/34 "2017-09-25T19:08:25Z")
> [@ZakPhoenixMcKracken](#): > > Sardinia actually IS in Italy Oh yes, I forgot, we also have this one: SARDIGNA NO EST ITALIA! 😁 ---
**Author:** ![milanfahrnholz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@milanfahrnholz](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/milanfahrnholz)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2017, 7:33pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/italian-common-saying-in-english-for-fun/1724/35 "2017-09-25T19:33:36Z")
> [@Guga](#): > > SARDIGNA NO EST ITALIA Italy is no fish in a tin can. ---
**Author:** ![Ema](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/ema/32/14101_2.png) [@Ema](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Ema)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2017, 8:00pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/italian-common-saying-in-english-for-fun/1724/36 "2017-09-25T20:00:51Z")
> [@milanfahrnholz](#): > > Just wait, everything will be fine? Yes. That’s the meaning. But, as far as I know it is used only in sarcastic way, so it means the opposite: “if you do nothing, things won’t fix by themselves” ---
**Author:** ![milanfahrnholz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@milanfahrnholz](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/milanfahrnholz)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2017, 8:08pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/italian-common-saying-in-english-for-fun/1724/38 "2017-09-25T20:08:56Z")
I´d been surprised if you had a saying that encourages someone by unironically calling them horse. ---
**Author:** ![Ema](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/ema/32/14101_2.png) [@Ema](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Ema)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2017, 8:10pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/italian-common-saying-in-english-for-fun/1724/39 "2017-09-25T20:10:33Z")
Prepare to be surprised: "Sei il mio cavallo vincente " (You’re my winning horse) ---
**Author:** ![milanfahrnholz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@milanfahrnholz](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/milanfahrnholz)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2017, 8:16pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/italian-common-saying-in-english-for-fun/1724/40 "2017-09-25T20:16:17Z")
Mmhhh, we have something very similar to that, which translates to “You´re my best horse in the stable”. But that´s a bit old. ---
**Author:** ![Ema](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/ema/32/14101_2.png) [@Ema](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Ema)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2017, 8:23pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/italian-common-saying-in-english-for-fun/1724/41 "2017-09-25T20:23:53Z")
Or you can say: “that is my batte horse”. You are referring to some activity you are very proficient in, so you choose it when you want to win, or show off your skills. Just as like you’d choose your best horse in order to win a battle. ---
**Author:** ![milanfahrnholz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@milanfahrnholz](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/milanfahrnholz)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2017, 8:25pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/italian-common-saying-in-english-for-fun/1724/42 "2017-09-25T20:25:11Z")
Hobbyhorse ---
**Author:** ![DZ-Jay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a6a055/32.png) [@DZ-Jay](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/DZ-Jay)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2017, 8:33pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/italian-common-saying-in-english-for-fun/1724/43 "2017-09-25T20:33:02Z")
Here’a another funny phrase we have in Spanish: _In the manner of removed underwear_ (“A calzón quita’o”). 😆 That one is very common. [Previous page](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/italian-common-saying-in-english-for-fun/1724.md?page=1) [Next page](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/italian-common-saying-in-english-for-fun/1724.md?page=3)