Two weeks ago, I wrote an article about some Italian idiomatic expressions with the word eye – occhio. Today I’m going to add other six Italian idioms with the word occhio. Let’s start by saying that even the Italian word occhio, taken in its own, can have a special meaning when used in informal Italian. …
Italian vocabulary
Italian idiomatic expressions with the word eye – occhio
Italian has many idiomatic expressions that can be hard to remember because their meaning is usually very different from the meaning of the single words composing them. Many Italian idiomatic expressions include the word eye, occhio. So, I’ve decided to write a short list of some of these Italian idiomatic expressions with the word eye. …
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