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.
go from bad to worse
van kwaad tot erger
to change from a bad condition to a worse one
go hand in hand
hand in hand gaan
if things go hand in hand, they are associated and go together
go into
op in gaan
they refused to go into exactly what was wrong
go nuts
uit je dak gaan
if someone goes nuts, they get excited over something
go off
afknappen op
the milk went off because I forgot to put it in the fridge
go off
niet goed meer
I went off her when she lied to me
go off
afgaan
the fire alarm went off because someone was smoking in the toilets
go on
aan de hand
he's always going on about his kids
go on
doorgaan
there are loads of people out in the street; what's going on?
go out with
gaan met
he's been going out with his girlfriend for six months now
go over something with a fine-toothed comb
iets met een kam doorzoeken
a careful search, a search for a detail
go pear-shaped
verkeerd gaan
if things have gone wrong, they have gone pear-shaped
go round in circles
In herhaling vallen
if people are going round in circles, they keep discussing the same thing
go spare
je geduld verliezen
if you go spare, you lose your temper completely
go tell it to birds
vertel dat aan je grootje
this is used when someone says something that is not credible or is a lie
go the distance
doorgaan tot het gaatje
if you go the distance, you continue until something ends, no matter how difficult
go the extra mile
meer dan je best doen
to make more effort than is expected of you
go the whole hog
tot aan het gaatje gaan
if you go the whole hog, you do something completely or to its limits
go through
doormaken
you wouldn't believe what I went through when I was ill!
go through the motions
iets achteloos ondergaan
when you go through the motions, you do something like an everyday routine
go through with
afmaken
he did promise, but I doubt that he'll go though with it
go to great lengths
je uiterste best doen
to try very hard to achieve a result
go to hell in a handcart
naar de verdoemenis gaan
when it gets worse and worse, with no hope of stopping the decline
go to pieces
in elkaar storten
have an mental collapse
go to your head
naar je hoofd stijgen
if something goes to your head, it makes you feel vain, if alcohol goes to your head, it makes you feel drunk quickly
go under the hammer
onder de hamer gaan
if something goes under the hammer, it is sold in an auction
go up a blind alley
een doodlopende weg bewandelen
If you follow an ineffective course of action which leads nowhere or produces no results
go up to
op af gaan
she went up to him and asked him if he wanted a drink
go west
naar de filistijnen
if something goes west, it goes wrong if someone goes west, they die
go with
doen zonder
does this tie go with my shirt?