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    A buon intenditor poche parole.

    English translation: Few words to the good listener.

    Idiomatic meaning: A word to the wise is sufficient.

    A caval donato non si guarda in bocca.

    English translation: Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth.

    A chi dai il dito si prende anche il braccio.

    English translation: Give them a finger and they’ll take the arm.

    Idiomatic meaning: Give them an inch and they’ll take a mile.

    A ciascuno il suo.

    English translation: To each his own.

    A confessore, medico e avvocato non tener il ver celato.

    English translation: To confessor, doctor, and lawyer do not hide the truth.

    A mali estremi, estremi rimedi.

    English translation: Desperate times call for desperate measures.

    A nemico che fugge, ponti d’oro.

    English translation: For the enemy who escapes, golden bridges.

    A ogni uccello il suo nido è bello.English translation: To every bird, his own nest is beautiful.

    Idiomatic meaning: There’s no place like home.