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Idiomatic Comparisons With Animals in Italian

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In English, we have all kinds of idiomatic expressions that compare people to animals. He's the cat's meow! She's pig-headed! He's a one-trick pony! Well, Italians do this too. A lot. Let's see some of the things they say, some of which will make perfect sense, and some of which will seem truly bizarre!

Script by Patrizia Farina, Professor of Italian at Western Connecticut State University and Purchase College.

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