Op deze pagina kun je ruim 3000 Engelse uitdrukkingen, spreekwoorden en gezegden opzoeken, met een verklaring in het Nederlands. Het zijn de uitdrukkingen die worden gebruikt door Engelse en Amerikaanse jongeren. Zoekopdrachten die geen resultaat opleveren worden opgeslagen, zodat we ons bestand kunnen aanvullen.
Pas overigens op met het gebruik van spreekwoorden. Het is goed om ze te kennen, maar als je ze te veel gebruikt klink je net als je oma. Ook trendy uitdrukkingen kunnen link zijn: wat vandaag ziek is, is morgen sneu.
f-boy
fuck boy
a boy who is only ever after sex and not a relationship
face like thunder
gezicht staat op onweer
to be very angry or upset about something
face only a mother could love
zo lelijk als de nacht
when someone has a face only a mother could love, they are ugly
face the music
je lot ondergaan
accept the negative consequences of something you have done wrong
face to face
oog in oog
within each other's sight or presence
face your demons
je angsten overwinnen
confront your fears or something that you have been trying hard to avoid
facts of life
de bloemetjes en de bijtjes
when someone is taught the facts of life, they learn about sex and reproduction
failure is the mother of success
leren van je fouten
failure is often a stepping stone towards success
fair and square
eerlijk gewonnen
if someone wins fair and square, they follow the rules and win conclusively
fair crack of the whip
gelijke kansen hebben
if everybody has a fair crack of the whip, they all have equal opportunities
fairweather friend
mooI weer vriend
a fairweather friend is always there when times are good but not when things get difficult
fall back
terugtrekken
the army fell back after losing the battle
fall back on
terugvallen op
peter was lucky to have his friends to fall back on
fall behind
achterop raken
john skived school so he fell behind
fall by the wayside
opgeven
to fall by the wayside is to give up or fail before completion
fall down
neervallen
I tripped over the doormat and fell down
fall for
er intrappen
the teacher fell for my story, so I got the day off
fall for
verliefd worden op
he fell for her the moment their eyes met
fall from grace
uit de gratie raken
if a person falls from grace, they lose favour with someone
fall in
instorten
the ceiling fell in hurting a lot of people
fall off
verminderen
student numbers fell off after the fee was raised
fall off the back of a lorry
van een vrachtwagen gevallen
stolen goods
fall on our feet
op zijn pootjes terecht komen
if you fall on your feet, you succeed in doing something where there was a risk of failure
fall out
uitvallen
they fell out over the choice of holiday destination
fall over
omvallen
I slipped on the ice and fell over
far cry
verre van
a far cry is something that is very different
fart in a wind storm
water naar de zee dragen
when you do something that has no effect at all
fast and furious
razend snel
things that happen fast and furious happen very quickly without stopping or pausing
fat cat
rijke stinkerd
a person who makes a lot of money and enjoys a privileged position in society
fat chance!
dat dacht je!
this idiom is a way of telling someone they have no chance