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.
foul play
gemeen spel
if the police suspect foul play, they think a crime was committed
four corners of the earth
uit alle windstreken
absolutely everywhere
four-eyes
schele
a person who wears glasses
four-square behind
volledig achter iemand staan
if someone stands four-square behind someone, they give that person their full support
freak out
doorslaan
lose control in a situation that is bizarre or unusual
free rein
volledige zeggenschap hebben
have the authority to make the decisions without any restrictions
free-for-all
zonder regels
a free-for-all is a contest in which rules are not respected
fresh from the oven
vers van de pers
if something is fresh from the oven, it is very new
Freudian slip
Freudiaanse verspreking
accidentally use the wrong word, and in doing so reveal what you are really thinking
friendly footing
op goede voet
when relationships are on a friendly footing, they are going well
friends with benefits
seksmaatjes
people in a casual relationship which involves sex
from a different angle
op een andere manier bekijken
look at something from a different point of view
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