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.
go against the grain
tegen de stroom ingaan
a person who does things in an unconventional manner, is said to go against the grain
go ahead
doorgaan
the construction of the new road went ahead despite the protests
go along with
accepteren
I didn't really agree, but I went along with the decision
go back a long way
iemand al jaren kennen
To have known someone for a very long time.
go back on
terugkomen op
the government have gone back on their promise not to raise taxes
go bananas
uit je dak gaan
if you go bananas, you are wild with excitement, anxiety, or worry
go blue
blauw worden
if you go blue, you are very cold indeed ('turn blue' is an alternative form)
go bust
bankroet gaan
if a company goes bust, it goes bankrupt
go by
voorbij gaan
ten years went by before we saw each other again
go by
vertrouwen op
don't go by my watch; it's usually a bit slow
go down
ten onder gaan
the titanic went down after it hit an iceberg
go down swinging
dansend ten onder gaan
if you want to go down swinging, you know you will probably fail, but you refuse to give up
go down with
ziek worden
she went down with a virus
go down without a fight
zonder slag of stoot
if someone goes down without a fight, they surrender without putting up any resistance
go Dutch
ieder betaalt zijn eigen deel
if you go dutch in a restaurant, you pay equal shares for the meal
go for
gaan voor
she tends to go for guys like him
go for broke
voor het grote gewin gaan
if someone goes for broke, they risk everything they have for a potentially greater gain
go from bad to worse
van kwaad tot erger
to change from a bad condition to a worse one
go hand in hand
hand in hand gaan
if things go hand in hand, they are associated and go together
go into
op in gaan
they refused to go into exactly what was wrong
go nuts
uit je dak gaan
if someone goes nuts, they get excited over something
go off
afknappen op
the milk went off because I forgot to put it in the fridge
go off
niet goed meer
I went off her when she lied to me
go off
afgaan
the fire alarm went off because someone was smoking in the toilets
go on
aan de hand
he's always going on about his kids
go on
doorgaan
there are loads of people out in the street; what's going on?
go out with
gaan met
he's been going out with his girlfriend for six months now
go over something with a fine-toothed comb
iets met een kam doorzoeken
a careful search, a search for a detail
go pear-shaped
verkeerd gaan
if things have gone wrong, they have gone pear-shaped
go round in circles
In herhaling vallen
if people are going round in circles, they keep discussing the same thing