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.
from head to toe
van top tot teen
all over your body
from pillar to post
van kastje naar de muur
if something is going from pillar to post, it is moving from one disaster to another
from rags to riches
van arm naar rijk
someone who starts life very poor and makes a fortune goes from rags to riches
from scratch
vanaf het begin
this idiom means 'from the beginning'
from soup to nuts
van begin tot eind
do something from the beginning right to the very end
from the bottom of your heart
uit het diepst van je hart
with genuine emotion and feeling
from the horse's mouth
uit de eerste hand
you hear something directly from the person concerned
from the sublime to the ridiculous
van goed naar slecht
if something declines considerably in quality or importance
from the word go
vanaf het prille begin
from the word go means from the very beginning of something
full as a tick
propvol
if you are as full as a tick, you have eaten too much
full circle
de cirkel is rond
when something has come full circle, it has ended up where it started
full monty
het echte werk
if something is the full monty, it is the real thing, not reduced in any way
full of hot air
gebakken lucht
someone who is full of hot air talks a lot of rubbish
full of oneself
vol van zichzelf zijn
someone who acts in a arrogant or egotistical manner is full of himself/herself
full swing
in volle gang
if a something is in full swing, it is going or doing well
full throttle
vol gas
if you do something full throttle, you do it with as much speed and energy as you can
fuzzy thinking
rare gedachtenkronkels
thinking or ideas that do not agree with the facts or information available
game on!
het spel is begonnen
accept a challenge or to be ready to get something done
game over
afgelopen en uit
when a game is finished
game plan
strategie
a game plan is a strategy
gather pace
op gang komen
if events gather pace, they move faster
gather steam
op stoom komen
if something gathers speed, it moves or progresses at an increasing speed
get a second bite at the cherry
een tweede kans krijgen
if you get a second opportunity to do or try something
get across
overbrengen
the teacher just didn't get his message across
get ahead
vooruitkomen
nowadays, you need it skills if you want to get ahead
get ahead of yourself
te snel gaan
do or say something sooner than it ought to be done
get along
met elkaar kunnen opschieten
why don't you two get along? you're always arguing
get along famously
prima kunnen opschieten met
if people get along famously, they have an exceedingly good relationship
get around
bekend worden
it didn't take long for the news to get around
get around to
toekomen aan
it always takes me ages to get around to doing my homework