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.
Equivalents in other languages
- German: Klar wie Kloßbrühe — literally: Clear as dumpling broth
- Spanish: estar más claro que el agua — literally: to be clearer than water
More idioms — Nature
- Het regent pijpenstelen — It is raining very heavily.
- 胸有成竹 (xiōng yǒu chéng zhú) — To have a well-formed plan ready before you begin.
- Τρώω κουτόχορτο — To be gullible and easily fooled.
- 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.
From our false friends
- Bravo — Actually means 'good, skilled, well-behaved'. For brave, say coraggioso.
- Camera — Actually means 'room'. A camera (device) is una macchina fotografica.
- Pretendere — Actually means 'to demand' or 'to expect'. Pretende troppo = He demands too much.