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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.
my thoughts go out to you
ik zal aan je denken
when you support someone in thoughs but not in deeds
my way or the highway
doen zoals ik zeg
if people don't do what you say, they will have to leave or quit
nail down
binnen halen
I can't nail down what's wrong, but i'm sure it won't work
nail down
de vinger leggen op
they are having trouble nailing down the contract
nail in the coffin
nagel aan de doodskist
a problem or event that is a clear step towards an inevitable failure
neck a drink
naar binnen gooien
drink very quickly
neck and neck
nek aan nek
when no one is clearly winning
need no introduction
iedereen kent hem /haar
someone who is very famous and known to everyone needs no introduction
needle in a haystack
naald in een hooiberg
when it is very difficult to find something among everything around it
neither fish nor fowl
vlees noch vis
something that doesn't really fit into any one group
neither here nor there
doet er niet toe
if something is neither here nor there, it is of very little importance
nerves of steel
stalen zenuwen
if someone has nerves of steel, they don't get frightened
nest egg
appeltje voor de dorst
if you have some money saved for the future, it is a nest egg
never a rose without the prick
geen roos zonder doornen
good things always have something bad as well
new blood
nieuw bloed
if something needs new blood, it needs new ideas or people to invigorate it
new kid on the block
een groentje
someone who has recently joined a team and doesn't know how things work yet
night owl
nachtbraker
a night owl is someone who goes to bed very late
ninth circle of hell
kan niet erger
something that couldn't get worse
nip at the bit
staan te trappelen
if someone is nipping at the bit, they are anxious and don't want to wait
nip it in the bud
in de kiem smoren
deal with a problem when it is still small, before it can grow into something serious
nip off
even weggaan
i'm nipping off to get some milk
nip out
even weggaan
she'll be back in a minute- she's just nipped out to the shops
no bed of roses
niet makkelijk
if something isn't a bed of roses, it is difficult
no can do
dat kan niet
when you can't or won't do whatever has been asked
no ifs or buts
geen gemaar
ifs and buts are the reasons people give for not wanting to do something
no laughing matter
geen grapje
something that is no laughing matter is very serious
no love lost
er is niets verloren
people who hate eachother and make no effort to conceal it
no pain, no gain
wie mooI wil gaan moet pijn uitstaan
achievements require some sort of sacrifice
no questions asked
hoe je het doet doe je het
it doesn't matter what methods are used or what rules are broken to get something done
no skin off my nose
niet mijn pakkie an
if something's no skin off your nose, it doesn't affect or bother you at all