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hand in hand
hand in hand
work together closely
hand out
uitdelen
the teacher handed out the worksheet to the class
hand over
overhandigen
the robbers told the clerk to hand over all the money
hand that rocks the cradle
een belangrijke positie hebben
women have a great power because they have the greatest influence over the development of children
hand to mouth
heel arm zijn
be so poor that you need the little money that comes in to cover expenses
hands down
twee vingers in je neus
if someone is better hands down than everyone else, they are much better
hands-on attitude
betrokken en actief zijn
be involved and take an active role
hands-on experience
praktijkervaring
practical experience
handwriting like chicken scratch
Hanenpoten
if your handwriting is very hard to read, it is like chicken scratch
hang around
rondhangen
they hang around the station most of the day
hang by a thread
aan een zijden draad hangen
if something hangs by a thread, there is a very small chance of it being successful or surviving
hang in the balance
het kan twee kanten uitgaan
when there are at least two possibilities and it is impossible to predict which will win out
hang on
even wachten
could you hang on for a moment till she's free
hang out
uithangen
he hangs out in the pub most nights
hang out to dry
iemand in de steek laten
if you hang someone out to dry, you abandon them when they are in trouble
hang up on
ophangen
a telesales person called, so I hung up on them
hard as nails
spijkerhard
a person who is as hard as nails is either physically tough or has no respect for other people's feelings
hard by
dichtbij
hard by means mean 'close to' or 'near'
hard cheese
pech
hard cheese means hard luck
hard of hearing
slechthorend
someone who's hard of hearing is a bit deaf
hard on someone's heels
iemand op de hielen zitten
if you are hard on someone's heels, you are close to them and trying to catch them
hard sell
agressieve verkoop
if someone puts a lot of pressure on you to do or buy something, they are hard selling it
hard to come by
moeilijk te krijgen
if something is hard to come by, it is difficult to find
hard up
krap zitten
if you are hard up, you have very little money
haste makes waste
haastige spoed is zelden goed
if you try to do something quickly, you're likely to end up spending more time, money
hatchet job
karaktermoord
a piece of criticism that destroys someone's reputation is a hatchet job
have a ball
lol hebben
if you have a ball, you have a great time, a lot of fun
have a bash
een poging wagen
if you have a bash at something, you try to do it, especially when there isn't much chance of success
have a card up your sleeve
iets achter de hand houden
if this fails he may well have another card up his sleeve
have a chip on your shoulder
verongelijkt doen
what happened? why do you have a chip on your shoulder?