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1. That girl has a sweet tooth for toffees and candies. Example sentence
Part of speech: idiom
Synonym or definition in English: When you have a sweet tooth, you like things that taste of sugar
Meaning in Italian with reference to the sentence: essere golosi (di dolci).
Possible transformation or paraphrasing: That girl is fond of toffees and candies.

2. She handed over the documents to her secretary.

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3. I can't see the point in scolding that boy. No one has ever taught him to behave responsibly.
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4. He's running a big shop in the city centre.
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5. When she was too old for the job, they gave her the sack.
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6. It was a decision of no import but she made a fuss about it.
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7. In the picture, she was standing still near her dog.
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8. When I returned home at two o'clock in the morning, my father gave me a lecture on the dangers of walking around
at night.
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9. On Sunday morning, Robert lay in until his mother rang him up.
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10. On the very day of his graduation, his car was stolen.
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