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.
pull the trigger
het licht uitdoen
close or finish something
pull the wool over someone's eyes
iemand zand in de ogen strooien
deceive or cheat some one
pull up
aan de kant zetten
the cab pulled up outside my house and I got out
pull up your socks
je mouwen opstropen
if you aren't satisfied with someone and want them to do better
pull your weight
meedoen
when some one isn't making enough effort
pull yourself together
stel je niet zo aan
get your emotions under control
push off
opdonderen
oh, push off will you!
pushing daisies
onder de zoden
dead and buried
pushing up the daisies
onder de zoden liggen
if someone is said to be pushing up the daisies, they are dead
put a bug in your ear
iemand iets influisteren
give some one a reminder relating to a future event
put a sock in it
hou je waffel
this is a way of telling someone to be quiet
put all your eggs in one basket
op een paard wedden
risk everything on a single opportunity
put away
gevangen zetten
the judge put him away for ten years for robbery
put back
terug zetten
he put the dictionary away after he'd finished the crossword
put by
weg zetten
I try to put some money by towards our summer holiday
put down
neerzetten
for god's sake put down that vase, it costs thousands!
put down
afmaken
he had his dog put down because it was in a lot of pain
put in
installeren
they had to put in a whole new central heating system
put it on the cuff
op de pof
take it now and pay for it later
put off
uitstellen
the concert's been put off until next month
put on
aankomen bij
he's put on a lot of weight since he gave up smoking
put on airs
kapsones hebben
if someone puts on airs, they pretend to be more important than they really are
put or get someone's back up
iemand tegen de haren inwrijven
if you put or get someone's back up, you annoy them
put out
uitmaken
he put out his cigarette before entering the building
put out
buiten zetten
honey, will you put out the dustbin tonight, sweety?
put someone on a pedestal
iemand op een voetstuk zetten
admire someone greatly, idolise them
put someone out to pasture
iemand op straat zetten
when someone is forced to resign
put the carriage before the horse
het paard achter de wagen spannen
when you try to do things in the wrong order
put the pedal to the metal
gassen!
if you put the pedal to the metal, you go faster
put through
doorverbinden
could you put me through to extension 259 please