Tutto fa brodo

Meaning: Every little bit helps.

Language: Italian

Literally: Everything makes broth

Category: Food & Drink

Origin: Any scrap tossed into the pot enriches the broth, picturing how small contributions all add up.

More idioms — Food & Drink

• Procurar pelo em ovo — To nitpick over nothing.
• 朝飯前 — A task so easy it can be done before eating.
• 棚から牡丹餅 — An unexpected stroke of good luck.
• 그림의 떡 — Something desirable but completely out of reach.
• 김칫국부터 마신다 — To count your chickens before they hatch.
• 우물에 가 숭늉 찾는다 — To demand results with absurd impatience.

More Italian idioms

• Capire fischi per fiaschi — To misunderstand completely.
• Essere in gamba — To be sharp, capable and on the ball.
• Fare orecchie da mercante — To turn a deaf ear deliberately.
• Non sapere che pesci pigliare — To be at a complete loss what to do.
• Avere un chiodo fisso — To be obsessed with one idea.
• arrampicarsi sugli specchi — to attempt to defend an indefensible position or grasp at straws.

← Back to Idioms

Loading the full interactive collection…