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.
make a beeline for
in een rechte lijn op iets afgaan
head straight for your target
make a clean sweep
alles winnen wat er te winnen valt
she made a clean sweep at yesterday's bingo
make a mountain out of a molehill
van een mug een olifant maken
exaggerate the importance or seriousness of a problem
make away with
er vandoor gaan met
when you take something, often when it is not yours
make both ends meet
de eindjes aan elkaar knopen
after her divorce she found it hard to make both ends meet
make do with
het er mee moeten doen
there's no coffee, so we'll have to make do with tea
make ends meet
de eindjes aan elkaar knopen
have problems living on the money you earn
make for
gaan naar
we made for home when it started raining
make headway
vooruitgang boeken
if you make headway, you make progress
make into
veranderen in
many churches have been made into flats in recent years
make my day
doet je goed
if something makes your day, it satisfies you or makes you happy
make no bones about it
er eerlijk voor uitkomen
be are open and honest and show no shame or embarrassment
make off with
goedmaken
he tried to make it up to her, but she wouldn't speak to him
make out
doen alsof
he made out that he was ill so that he didn't have to go to school
make out
vrijen
they were making out at the party last night
make the grade
aan de eisen voldoen
it's still no good I doubt if it will ever make the grade
make up
verzinnen
they made up an excuse for being late
make up
ruzie bijleggen
they are always arguing, but they make up again very quickly
make up
opmaken
she went to the bathroom to make her face up
make up for
compenseren
I sent her a present to try to make up for my appalling behaviour
make waves
problemen veroorzaken
if someone makes waves, they cause a lot of trouble
make with
kom op met
make with the money you owe me!
make your hair stand on end
haren rijzen ten berge
if something makes your hair stand on end, it terrifies you
make your toes curl
doet de tenen krommen
it makes you feel very uncomfortable, shocked or embarrassed
make yourself scarce
maak dat je wegkomt
go away, especially to avoid trouble
many hands make light work
vele handen maken licht werk
when everyone gets involved in something, the work gets done quickly
many happy returns
nog vele jaren
this expression is used to wish someone a happy birthday
mark my words
let op mijn woorden
when a speaker is saying something he things will happen in the future
matter of life and death
zaak van leven en dood
if something is a matter of life and death, it is extremely important
meet someone halfway
iemand tegemoet komen
if you meet someone halfway, you accept some of their ideas and make concessions