Non ci piove

Meaning: There's no doubt about it whatsoever.

Language: Italian

Literally: It doesn't rain on it

Category: Nature

Origin: A conclusion so solid that not even rain can get through to spoil it — an Italian seal of total certainty.

More idioms — Nature

• Het regent pijpenstelen — It is raining very heavily.
• 胸有成竹 — To have a well-formed plan ready before you begin.
• Τρώω κουτόχορτο — To act like an idiot, as if drugged into stupidity.
• Découvrir le pot aux roses — To uncover a hidden secret.
• Once in a blue moon — Very rarely.
• To break the ice — To ease the initial tension in a social situation.

More Italian idioms

• Non avere peli sulla lingua — To speak bluntly and hold nothing back.
• Liscio come l'olio — To go off without a hitch.
• Fare il portoghese — To sneak in without paying.
• Avere le mani bucate — To be a spendthrift.
• Prendere lucciole per lanterne — To be completely and badly mistaken.
• Rimanere in mutande — To be left penniless.

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