Proverbs about water from Italy

• "Essere tra Scilla e Cariddi"
  To be between the devil and the deep blue water

• "Essere un’acqua cheta"
  To be a sly one

• "All’acqua di rose"
  Milk and water or Lukewarm

• "Gettare acqua sul fuoco"
  Pour oil on troubled waters

• "Molta acqua è passata sotto i ponti"
  A lot of water has passed under the bridge

• "Pestare acqua nel mortaio"
  To talk to deaf ears

• "Portare acqua al proprio mulino"
  To act in one’s own interest

• "Scoprire l’acqua calda"
  To discover nothing new

• "Somigliarsi come due gocce d’acqua"
  To be as like as two peas

• "L’acqua va al mare or Piove dove è bagnato"
  Money goes where money is

• "Fare acqua"
  To be in trouble

• "Avere l’acqua alla gola"
To be in deep water

• "Il sangue non è acqua"
  Blood is thicker than water

• "Essere come un pesce fuor d’acqua"
  To be like a fish out of water

(A work of the Italian school from Carini)