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even keel
uitgebalanceerd
if something is on an even keel, it is balanced
even steven
alles is gelijk
if everything is equal between people, they are even steven
every ass likes to hear himself bray
zichzelf graag horen praten
this means that people like the sound of their own voice
every cloud has a silver lining
achter de wolken schijnt de zon
it is always possible to get something positive out of a situation
every man and his dog
jan en alleman
a lot of people - as in sending out invitations to a large number of people
every man for himself
ieder voor zich
people are trying to save themselves without trying to help anyone else
every man has his price
iedereen is te koop
anyone's opinion or support can be bought, everyone's principles have a limit
every man jack
echt iedereen
absolutely everybody
every nook and cranny
alle hoeken en gaten
if you search every nook and cranny, you look everywhere for something
every Tom, Dick and Harry
jan en alleman
every odd person
eye candy
een lust voor het oog
something that's a pleasure to look at
eye for an eye
oog om oog
the punishment equals the crime
eyes are bigger than one's stomach
ogen groter dan je maag
to be greedy and take more than you can handle
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