behind {one's} back

without one knowing or approving

alle sue spalle, a sua insaputa

alle sue spalle, a sua insaputa

Ex: They changed the agreement behind my back. 
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bad hair day

a day on which one feels unattractive, particularly due to one's hair not looking as well as it should

giornata dei capelli ribelli, giornata dei capelli indisciplinati

giornata dei capelli ribelli, giornata dei capelli indisciplinati

Ex: I am having a bad hair day. 
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to buy into

to wholeheartedly believe in a set of ideas

credere fermamente in, aderire a

credere fermamente in, aderire a

Ex: The employees were encouraged to buy into the company's values and mission for long-term success. 
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to fall for

to be deceived or tricked by someone or something

cascare

cascare

Ex: She couldn't believe she had fallen for the scam and lost a significant amount of money. 
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dolled up
dolled up
[aggettivo]

dressed in fancy or formal clothing

agghindato, elegante

agghindato, elegante

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dressed to kill

used to describe someone who is dressed up in a very fashionable way to draw attention

in ghingheri, elegantissimo

in ghingheri, elegantissimo

Ex: She showed up at the party dressed to kill. 
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to [fish] for a compliment

to get people to praise one, often by pretending not to be happy with oneself

pescare complimenti, cercare complimenti

pescare complimenti, cercare complimenti

Ex: Sarah knew she looked stunning in her new dress, so she subtly mentioned it to her friends, fishing for a compliment. 
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to [get] on {one's} case

to criticize or nag someone persistently

Ex: Mom keeps getting on my case about cleaning my room. 
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to [get] on {one's} nerves

to make someone really mad by constantly doing something that angers or annoys them

dare sui nervi a qualcuno, mandare qualcuno fuori di testa

dare sui nervi a qualcuno, mandare qualcuno fuori di testa

Ex: His constant whistling is really getting on my nerves. 
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to [go] to town

to complete a task or activity with thoroughness, efficiency, and speed, often suggesting a focused and diligent approach

darci dentro, mettersi sotto

darci dentro, mettersi sotto

Ex: Once the deadline was moved up, the whole team went to town on the report. 
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to [go] all out

to use all of one's energy, resources, determination, or strength to do something

dare il massimo, andare fino in fondo

dare il massimo, andare fino in fondo

Ex: The team went all out to win the final match. 
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to [pull] out all the stops

to try very hard and do everything that is possible to succeed in something

mettercela tutta, usare ogni mezzo

mettercela tutta, usare ogni mezzo

Ex: The team pulled out all the stops to finish the project on time. 
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to [fall|slip] (through|between) the cracks

(of a person) to be completely ignored, usually in a system or process

essere completamente ignorato, non essere preso in considerazione

essere completamente ignorato, non essere preso in considerazione

Ex: Many children fall through the cracks when schools are understaffed. 
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no host bar

*** a bar at a social event where guests are required to pay for the drinks themselves

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