What does “Cadere come il cacio sui maccheroni” mean?
Cadere come il cacio sui maccheroni
Word for word
To fall like cheese onto macaroni
What it really means
To arrive at exactly the right moment, to be precisely what was missing. Used when help, news or an opportunity turns up perfectly timed.
How we say it in English
Just what the doctor ordered
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Non tutte le ciambelle riescono col buco
You win some, you lose some
Essere buono come il pane
To have a heart of gold
Rendere pan per focaccia
To give someone a taste of their own medicine
Tutto fa brodo
Every little bit helps
Che pizza!
What a drag!
Salvare capra e cavoli
To keep everyone happy — English has no single idiom for a solution where nobody loses