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.
game on!
het spel is begonnen
accept a challenge or to be ready to get something done
game over
afgelopen en uit
when a game is finished
game plan
strategie
a game plan is a strategy
gather pace
op gang komen
if events gather pace, they move faster
gather steam
op stoom komen
if something gathers speed, it moves or progresses at an increasing speed
get a second bite at the cherry
een tweede kans krijgen
if you get a second opportunity to do or try something
get across
overbrengen
the teacher just didn't get his message across
get ahead
vooruitkomen
nowadays, you need it skills if you want to get ahead
get ahead of yourself
te snel gaan
do or say something sooner than it ought to be done
get along
met elkaar kunnen opschieten
why don't you two get along? you're always arguing
get along famously
prima kunnen opschieten met
if people get along famously, they have an exceedingly good relationship
get around
bekend worden
it didn't take long for the news to get around
get around to
toekomen aan
it always takes me ages to get around to doing my homework
get at
vitten op
his tutor is always getting at him for arriving late
get away scot-free
er zonder kleerscheuren vanaf komen
don't get punished when you have done something wrong
get away with
wegkomen met
the students got away with their excuses for being late
get away with murder
er mee weg komen
you do something bad and don't get caught or punished
get back
terugkeren
the train was held up so we didn't get back in time
get behind with
achterlopen
f you get behind with your payments, your mobile might be cut off
get by
rondkomen
the students found it difficult to get by on their grants
get down
depressief worden
the miserable weather in winter really gets me down
get down to
beginnen aan
I find it difficult to get down to doing any revision for my exams
get in
thuiskomen
she didn't get in till well after twelve o'clock
get in
instappen
the taxi pulled up and we got in
get in on the act
meedoen moet
if people want to get in on the act, they want to participate
get it in the neck
op je kop krijgen
you are punished or criticised for something
get it off your chest
gooi het eruit
you confess to something that has been troubling you
get it over with
iets doen, zodat je het maar hebt gehad
I got the test over with, so I don't have to worry about it any longer
get my drift
snap je
you understand what they are trying to say
get off
uitstappen
we got off the bus a stop too early