What does “Avere la luna storta” mean?
Avere la luna storta
Word for word
To have a crooked moon
What it really means
To be in a bad mood for no clear reason. Said of someone who woke up irritable and snaps at everyone.
How we say it in English
To get up on the wrong side of the bed
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Piove sul bagnato
When it rains, it pours — but note that English almost always uses it for bad news, while the Italian cuts both ways
Non ci piove
No two ways about it
Fare un freddo cane
To be freezing cold — or, stronger, it's brutal out there
Non vedo l'ora
I can't wait
Ogni morte di papa
Once in a blue moon
In bocca al lupo
Break a leg — and, like "break a leg", you never answer with "thank you"