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.
take out
lenen
I took out all the books I needed for my essay from the library
take out
omleggen
the gang took him out after he spoke to the police
take out
verwijderen
the dentist took out all of my wisdom teeth
take over
overnemen
the bank was taken over by a foreign bank
take someone down a peg
iemand neerhalen
if someone is taken down a peg or two, they lose status
take someone for a ride
iemand voor de gek houden
if you are taken for a ride, you are deceived by someone
take someone up on
iemand houden aan
make someone keep their promise
take the bull by its horns
de koe bij de horens vatten
tackles your problems directly without worrying about any risk involved
take the chair
voorzitter worden
if you take the chair, your become the chairman or chairwoman
take the fall
de schuld op je nemen
if you tall the fall, you accept the blame and punishment for another's wrongdoing
take the flak
onder vuur liggen
if you take the flak, you are strongly criticised for something
take the floor
het woord nemen
start talking or giving a speech to a group
take the heat
de schuld op je nemen
take the criticism or blame for something you didn't do
take the plunge
het er op wagen
if you take the plunge, you do something even though you know it's risky
take to
iets gaan doen
he's taken to wearing a baseball cap since his hair started thinning
take to your heels
de benen nemen
if you take to your heels, you run away
take up
iets gaan doen
he took up squash as he felt he had to lose some weight
take up
opgaan aan
an awful lot of my time is taken up with pointless bureaucracy
take up the torch
de fakkel overnemen
take on a challenge or responsibility when someone else retires, or leaves
take your breath away
adembenemend
if something takes your breath away, it astonishes or surprises you
take your eye off the ball
concentratie verliezen
not concentrating on something important
talk back
grote mond geven
the teacher was cross because the pupil talked back to her
talk down
afzwakken
the general manager talked down the recent fall in shares
talk down
neerbuigend praten
that teacher talks down to her students instead of teaching them
talk into
overhalen
she didn't want to do it, but I managed to talk her into it
talk is cheap
praatjes vullen geen gaatjes
it's easy to talk about something but harder to actually do it
talk nineteen to the dozen
snel praten
if someone talks very quickly, they talk nineteen to the dozen
talk of the town
gesprek van de dag
when everybody is talking about particular people and events
talk out
iets uit iemands hoofd praten
he wanted to drive home, but his friends talked him out of it
talk out of the back of your head
uit je nek kletsen
if someone is talking out of the back of their head, they are talking rubbish