English                                 Italian
Naked as a jaybird                      Naked as a silkwork  (Nudo come un verme)
to kill two birds with one stone        to catch two pigeons with one bean
to go by fits and starts                to go by Hiccups

  English                                 French
Don't waist your breath                 Save your Saliva
to turn up like a bad penny             to arrive like a hair in the soup
Lets get back to the subject            Lets get back to our sheep
He laughs in your face                  He laughs in your nose
Rule of thumb                           from the view of the nose

  English                                 Spanish
to hit the ceiling                      to scream at the sky
Go fly a kite                           go fry asparagus
to slam to door on your face            to slam to door on your own nostrils
To be alive and kicking                 to be alive and wagging your tail

  English                                 Yiddish
Go jump in the lake                     Go whistle in the ocean
He repeats himself                      he go grinds ground flower
Are you in a hurry?                     Are you standing on one leg?
Go fight City Hall                      Go fight with God
Thanks for nothing                      Many thanks in your belly button