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.
get up to
van plan zijn
what are you getting up to?
get wind of
lucht krijgen van
you hear or learn about something, especially if it was meant to be secret
get your act together
je schouders er onder zetten
organise your affairs more effectively in order to be more successful
get your back up
boos worden
become angry or irritated
get your feet wet
de eerste stappen nemen
if you get your feet wet, you gain your first experience of something
get your hands dirty
handen uit je mouwen steken
become involved in something which might compromise your principles
get your head around something
het op een rijtje krijgen
you come to understand it even though it is difficult to comprehend
get your teeth into
ergens je tanden inzetten
do something that needs lots of effort and skill
get your wires crossed
elkaar verkeerd begrijpen
if people get their wires cross, they misunderstand each other
get yourself together
zorg dat je klaar bent
get yourself ready or get organised
ghost of a chance
geen enkele kans
have no hope whatsoever of succeeding
gift of the gab
goed van de tongriem gesneden zijn
if someone has the gift of the gab, they speak in a persuasive and interesting way
gilded cage
gouden kooi
if someone is in a gilded cage, they are trapped and have restricted or no freedom
girl Friday
assistente
a girl friday is a female assistant without any specific duties
girl talk
meisjespraat
something girls typically talk about
give a bad time
iemand moeilijk maken
a lot of teasing, a rough time
give a big hand
applaus geven
applaud by clapping hands 'let's give all the contestants a big hand'
give and take
geven en nemen
where there is give and take, people make concessions in order to get things they want
give as good as you get
van jetje geven
if you give as good as you get, you are prepared to fight for what you believe
give head
pijpen
giving head is the same as a blow job
give in
inleveren
the projects have to be given in three weeks before end of term
give in
opgeven
I couldn't finish the crossword so I gave in and looked at the answers
give it some stick
je best doen
(uk) if you give something some stick, you put a lot of effort into it
give me a hand
help eens
if someone gives you a hand, they help you
give me five
groeten
if someone says this, they want to hit your open hand against theirs as a way of greeting
give off
uitstoten
the police stopped the van because it was giving off a lot of smoke
give out
ermee ophouden
i'd been having trouble with my laptop and it finally gave out yesterday
give out
uitdelen
somebody was giving out leaflets in front of the station
give someone a fat lip
iemand op z'n bek slaan
a hit on the lip, an injured lip
give someone a leg up
een kontje geven
help someone to achieve something that they couldn't have done alone