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.
an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure
voorkomen is beter dan genezen
it is better to try to avoid problems in the first place
and all that jazz
de hele ratteplan
this idiom means that everything related or similar is included
and so on and so forth
en zo verder
and so on and so forth means the same as etcetera (etc)
angry about
boos over
what are you so angry about?
angry at
boos op
she was really angry at me
angry with
boos op
he was so incredibly angry with me
answers on a postcard
overduidelijk
the answer to something is very obvious
ants in your pants
geen rust in je kont
jeez pete, sit still or do you have ants in your pants?
anxious about
ongerust over
they were anxious about their son's trip to amsterdam
anxious for
wensen
all parties were anxious for a solution to the problem
anxious to
graag willen
she's anxious to find a new job
any port in a storm
nood breekt wet
in an emergency any solution will do, even one that would normally be unacceptable
apologise for
verontschuldigen voor
you apologised for what?
apologise to
verontschuldigen bij
you must apologise to Darryl, not to me, dear
apple of your eye
oogappel
someone that is very special to you is the 'apple of your' eye
apron strings
aan de rok hangen
a man who is tied to a woman's apron strings is very dependent on her
arm and a leg
peperduur
if something costs an arm and a leg, it is very expensive
armchair critic
de beste stuurlui staan aan wal
someone who offers advice but never shows that they could do any better
armed to the teeth
tot de tanden toe gewapend
if people are armed to the teeth, they have lots of weapons
around the clock
de klok rond
open 24 hours a day for example, an airport is open around the clock
arrive at
aankomen bij
what time did we arrive at school?
arrive in
aankomen in
it took us 9 hours to arrive in rome
as a rule
gewoonlijk
if you do something as a rule, then you usually do it
as blind as a bat
zo blind als een mol
without her specs, she is as blind as a bat
as cold as ice
ijskoud
a person who does not show any emotion
as cold as stone
ijskoud
if a person is as cold as stone, they are unemotional
as cool as a cucumber
een koele kikker
steve never backs off, he is as cool as cucumber
as daft as a brush
zo gek als een deur
you're as daft as a brush when you do something really silly
as drunk as a lord
dronken als een maleier
someone who is very drunk is as drunk as a lord
as dull as ditchwater
dodelijk saai
if something is as dull as ditchwater, it is incredibly boring