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.
talk over
bespreken
we talked over our problems, but we couldn't sort things out
talk shop
over werk praten
if you talk shop, you talk about work matters
talk the hind legs off a donkey
de oren van je kop kletsen
a person who is excessively or extremely talkative can talk the hind legs off a donkey
talk through
doorspreken
the teacher talked me through the test so I knew what to expect
talking to a brick wall
tegen een muur praten
if you talk to someone and they do not listen to you, it is like talking to a brick wall
tall drink of water
een bonenstaak
someone who is very tall and slender is a tall drink of water
tall order
moeilijke klus
something that is likely to be hard to achieve or fulfil is a tall order
tall story
kletspraat
a tall story is one that is untrue and unbelievable
tar with the same brush
van hetzelfde laken een pak
when you tar somebody with the same brush you think they are just as bad as someone else
taste blood
bloed ruiken
if someone has tasted blood, they think that victory is within their grasp
taste of your own medicine
koekje van eigen deeg
do something bad to someone that they have done to you to teach them a lesson
teacher's pet
lievelingetje van de klas
the teacher's favourite pupil is the teacher's pet
tear apart
verscheuren
people were torn apart when news of the crash came through
tear down
slopen
the estate was torn down and the land developed into luxury flats
tear off
afscheuren
she tore the slip off the form and sent it with her cheque
tear up
verscheuren
he tore the fax up and threw the bits of paper in the bin
tear your hair out
de haren uit je hoofd trekken
to be extremely worried or agitated about something
teeny-weeny
heel klein
if something is teeny-weeny, it is very small indeed
teething problems
kinderziektes
the problems that a project has when it is starting are the teething problems
tell apart
verschil zien
they're identical twins so I cannot tell them apart
tell off
een uitbrander geven
his fiancée told him off for arriving an hour late
tell on
verklikken
the pupil told on the others for cheating
tempest in a teapot
storm in een glas water
if people exaggerate the seriousness of a situation or problem
ten a penny
dertien in een dozijn
if something is ten a penny, it is very common (two a penny is also used)
test the waters
iets uitproberen
if you test the water, you experiment to see how successful or acceptable something is
that is the way the cookie crumbles
zo gaan die dingen
things don't always turn out the way we want
that is unheard of
dat is ongehoord
something that is highly offensive or outrageous
that makes two of us
ik ook
this indicates agreement with what another speaker just said
that really takes the biscuit
dat slaat alles
something very irritating or annoying
that rustles my jimmies
je onaangenaam of ongemakkelijk voelen
if what someone says makes you feel uncomfortable or aggitated