random italian words and phrases

Salve ragazzi. There's no theme to this week's Italian vocab flashcards, just an assortment of words and phrases, many of which however I consider to be uniquely Italian, in that they often lack an obvious easy English translation.

le mutande
underwear
 
la cannuccia
drinking straw
 
sputare
to spit
 
l'imbroglione
con artist
 
piagnucolare
to whimper
 
Su, dai!
an expression used to exhort, incite, insist or encourage
 
dare retta a
to take somebody's advice
 
fare fine (as in "Che fine ha fatto?")
to end up
 
farsi strada
to make one's way in the world
 
sistemarsi
to settle down, find a job, home, spouse
 
il rimbambito
a person in his dotage
 
sbrigarsi
to be quick
 
scivolare
to slide or slip
 
lo schiaffo
slap
 
esagerare
to exaggerate, overstate
 
i quattrini
money
 
il brivido
shiver
 
sentirsi a disagio
to feel uncomfortable, self-conscious, uneasy, embarrassed
 
trovarsi bene
to feel at home, feel well, comfortable
 
fare il solletico a
to tickle
 
sentirsi al proprio agio (as in "Mi sento a mio agio") (can also be used with essere or trovarsi)
to feel at ease, comfortable, well, at home, in one's element