The Local Italy https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Five delicious Italian food idioms, explained Why might your Italian friends think you have ham over your eyes? Why shouldn't you give back bread? Author Michele Segalerba explains these and other culinary expressions. https://www.thelocal.it/20181011/italian-food-idioms-explained Thu, 11 Oct 2018 13:46:09 +0200 italian-food-idioms-explained Ten very Italian proverbs to live by The Italian language is loaded with colourful (and downright bizarre) ways to express a point. Here are ten particularly imaginative pearls of wisdom. https://www.thelocal.it/20200813/ten-italian-proverbs-to-live-by Thu, 13 Aug 2020 16:49:49 +0200 ten-italian-proverbs-to-live-by 12 rude Italian phrases that you can get away with in Italy Add some colour to your spoken Italian with these expressions that are less offensive than they sound. https://www.thelocal.it/20190924/rude-italian-phrases Tue, 24 Sep 2019 14:18:15 +0200 rude-italian-phrases Ten weird things Italians say, and what they mean Not sure what your Italian friends are going on about, even after a frantic search in your dictionary? You're not alone - Italian has some bizarre sayings that baffle even long-term expats. Here's our guide to ten of the best. https://www.thelocal.it/20160914/ten-bizarre-italian-idioms-explained Wed, 14 Sep 2016 16:20:18 +0200 ten-bizarre-italian-idioms-explained QUIZ: How well do you know your Italian proverbs? Is it good or bad to be 'in the wolf's mouth'? What do people 'mistake fireflies' for? Why might you be 'a dead cat'? Test your knowledge of Italian proverbs by taking The Local's quiz. https://www.thelocal.it/20190714/quiz-how-well-do-you-know-your-italian-proverbs Sun, 14 Jul 2019 17:41:16 +0200 quiz-how-well-do-you-know-your-italian-proverbs