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If you love Italian idioms, here’s a new article for you. Today you’re going to learn six Italian idioms you can form using the verb prendere. 1. Prendere per il naso The Italian idiom prendere per il naso literally means to take by the nose. Idiomatically, it’s used when you want to say that someone cheated someone else out or that someone was making fun of someone else. Examples a. L’hanno preso per il naso facendogli credere che aveva vinto un premio They made fun of him making him believe that he had won a price b. L’ha presa per…

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It’s always useful to know some Italian idiomatic expressions if you want to impress people with your command of the Italian language. So, today I’m going to explain eight Italian idiomatic expressions with the verb andare. 1. Non andare giù When you don’t like a situation or you can’t stand it, you can use the Italian idiomatic expression andare giù. Ex: Questa situazione proprio non mi va giù I don’t like this situation 2. Andare a ruba An item va a ruba when there’s so much demand for it, that it’s always flying off the shelves. Ex: L’ultimo modello della…

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