Detti italiani - Italian sayings -итальянские выражения

"Clouds shaped like sheeps, brings buckets of rain" 
we say this when we see that the sky is filled with clouds.

"The clothing doesn't define the monk" the equivalent of "don't judge a book by its cover"

"to those who don't want to struggle, the land will give them nettle"
This means that you won't get good results without putting effort into things.

A chi non vuol fare fatiche, il terreno produce ortiche

"close the door and a much bigger door will open"
="as soon as you lost one thing, something much bigger, much more precious will come"

" to have a full wine barrel and a drunk wife"

="have your cake and eat it too"

"never say cat until you have it in the bag"
=" never celebrate until you're sure you have the victory"

Mai dire gatto finché non ce l'hai nel sacco

"to drink like a sponge"
To drink a lot and not have side effects

"it rains that God sends it "
="it rains cats and dogs"

"the dog that barks, doesn't bite"
="you might seem rude and bad, but you're a good person inside"

"among all the bad things, I choose the minor one"

=" i choose the thing that gives me less bad consequences"

"you shouldn't look at the teeth of a gifted horse"
=" you should accept a gift, no matter how bad the quality, or the value is"