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having an argument
bekvechten
these children are having an argument about nearly everything
he straw that broke the camel's back
de laatste druppel
the problem that made you lose your temper
he that travels far knows much
wie veel reist kan veel verhalen
people who travel widely have a wide knowledge
he'll rue the day
de dag heugen
he'll rue the day means that the person will one day bitterly regret what he has done
head for the hills
weglopen
if people head for the hills, they run away from trouble
head is in the clouds
met je hoofd in de wolken lopen
if a person has their head in the clouds, they have unrealistic, impractical ideas
head on
frontaal
with the head or front pointing at something
head on the block
je kop gaat eraf
b be held responsible and suffer the consequences for something that has gone wrong
head or tail
kop of munt
head and tail are the two sides of a coin
head over heels in love
smoorverliefd
when someone falls passionately in love and is intoxicated by the feeling
heads will roll
er gaan koppen rollen
if heads will roll, people will be punished or sacked for something that has gone wrong
headstrong
koppig
a headstrong person is obstinate and does not take other people's advice readily
hear a pin drop
ja kan een speld hoen vallen
if there is complete silence in a room, you can hear a pin drop
hear it on the grapevine
in het roddelcircuit
to hear news from someone who heard the news from someone else
heart in the right place
hart op de juiste plaats hebben
if someone's heart is in the right place, they are good and kind
heart misses a beat
je hart slaat over
if your heart misses a beat, you are suddenly shocked or surprised
heart of gold
hart van goud
someone with a heart of gold is a genuinely kind and caring person
heart-to-heart
hart tegen hart
a heart-to-heart is a frank and honest conversation with someone
heaven knows
joost mag het weten
if you ask someone a question and they say this, they have no idea
heavenly bodies
sterren
the heavenly bodies are the stars
hedge your bets
risico spreiden
if you hedge your bets, you don't risk everything on one opportunity, but try more than one thing
hell for leather
zo snel als maar kan
if you do something hell for leather, especially running, you do it as fast as you can
here today, gone tomorrow
zo gewonnen zo geronnen
money, happiness and other desirable things don't last for very long
high and dry
hoog en droog
if you are left high and dry, you are left alone and given no help at all
high and mighty
de hoge heren
the high and mighty are the people with authority and power
high as a kite
high zijn
when you had too much to drink or are under the influence of drugs
high-handed
arrogant
if someone is high-handed, they behave arrogantly and pompously
high-wire act
met veel risico
a high-wire act is a dangerous or risky strategy, plan, task, etc
hit a lick
geld scoren
make a lot of money quickly, mostly by stealing it
hit a nerve
een gevoelige snaar raken
if something hits a nerve, it upsets someone or causes them pain