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.
give someone a piece of your mind
laten weten wat je vindt
if you give someone a piece of your mind, you criticise them strongly and angrily
give someone a run for their money
iemand het vuur na aan de schenen leggen
when you compete very strongly against someone who is expected to win a competition
give someone stick
iemand op zijn kop geven
if someone gives you stick, they criticise you or punish you
give someone the cold shoulder
iemand koeltjes bejegenen
after we fell out, she gave me the could shoulder for a month
give the nod
toestemming geven
if you give the nod to something, you approve it or give permission to do it
give up
opgeven
I gave up taking sugar in tea and coffee to lose weight
give up on
opgeven
I gave up on them when I heard what they were saying behind my back
give up the ghost
de geest geven
people give up the ghost when they die, machines stop working
glass ceiling
glazen plafond
the glass ceiling prevents women from getting promoted to the highest ranks
gloves are off
met het mes op tafel
when the gloves are off, people start to argue or fight in a more serious way
gnaw your vitals
het vreet aan je
if something gnaws your vitals, it troubles you greatly
go about
ermee omgaan
how should I go about telling her the bad news?
go after
er achteraan gaan
the cat went after the pigeon, but it flew away
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