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screwed if you do, screwed if you don't
het is niet goed of het deugd niet
no matter what you decide or do, there will be negative consequences
seamy side
de zelfkant
the seamy side of something is the unpleasant or sordid aspect it has
searching question
directe vraag
a searching question goes straight to the heart of the subject matter
second thoughts
twijfelen
when it is not as good as it sounded at first and are starting to have doubts
second to none
voor niets of niemand onderdoen
when something or someone is better than the other
see eye to eye
met elkaar eens zijn
if people see eye to eye, they agree about everything
see into
naar binnen begeleiden
her secretary saw me into her office
see it in the cold light of day
de zaken realistisch bekijken
it's not too bad when you see it in the cold light of day
see off
wegjagen
a cat came into the back garden but the dog soon saw it off
see off
uitzwaaien
are you sure you're going? i'll get your coats and see you out
see out
naar buiten begeleiden
I went to the station to see them off
see red
rood uitslaan
if someone sees red, they become very angry about something
see the light
het licht zien
when someone sees the light, they realise the truth
see through
doorzien
my mother saw right through me whenever I was lying
see through
afmaken
they had a lot of difficulties, but the team saw the project through
see to
afhandelen
he saw to the arrangements and everything ran smoothly
see you later
tot straks
a casual way of saying goodbye to friends, often shortened to 'later' or 'laters'
seed money
zaaigeld
seed money is money that is used to start a small business
seeing is believing
eerst zien, dan geloven
this idiom means that people can only really believe what they experience personally
seen better days
heeft betere dagen gekend
when aged badly and visibly compared to when it was new
seize the day
pluk de dag
just do it and don't worry about the future
sell down the river
iemands vertrouwen schaden
if you sell someone down the river, you betray their trust
sell like hot cakes
als warme broodjes over de toonbank gaan
if a product is selling very well, it is selling like hot cakes
sell off
goedkoop verkopen
she sold off her furniture before she emigrated
sell on
doorverkopen
we buy them wholesale and sell them on to the public
sell out
uitverkocht raken
the concert sold out in a couple of hours
sell out
voor het grote geld gaan
most bands sell out when they sign to a major record label
sell someone short
iemand tekort doen
to think a person is less good or valuable than is true
sell your soul
je ziel verkopen
if someone sells their soul, their betray the most precious beliefs
send someone packing
iemand wegsturen
if you send someone packing, you send them away when they want something from you