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.
step in
tussen beiden komen
I had to step in when they started fighting
step on
plankgas geven
I told the taxi driver to step on it as I was late for the meeting
step on it
gassen
this idiom is a way of telling someone to hurry up or to go faster
step on someone's toes
op iemands tenen trappen
if you step on someone's toes, you upset them
step out
even weg gaan
they've stepped out for a cigarette
step up
opvoeren
police have stepped up pressure on beggars in the underground
stew in your own juices
in je eigen sop gaar koken
leave someone to worry about the consequences of what they have done wrong
stick out a mile
ergens meters boven uitsteken
be prominent by far
stick to
vasthouden aan
the prime minister decided to stick to the plan despite the criticism
stick to
inpeperen
she stuck it to me for turning up half an hour late
stick to your guns
vasthouden aan je ideeen
if you stick to your guns, you keep your position even though people attack or criticise you
stick up
opkomen voor
you have to stick up for yourself here
stick your neck out
je nek uitsteken
if you stick you neck out, you take a risk because you believe in something
stick-in-the-mud
ouderwets persoon
a stick-in-the-mud is a person who is old-fashioned
sticky fingers
lange vingers
the tendency to keep (or steal) an object you touch
still in the game
nog niet verslagen
when you're still in the game, you may be having troubles, but you are not yet beaten
still waters run deep
stille wateren gaan diep
people who don't try to attract attention are often more interesting than people who do
stitch up
naaien
the police stitched him up when they needed hard evidence
stitch up
vaststikken
I stitched up the hole in my sleeve
stone dead
morsdood
a way of emphasizing that there were absolutely no signs of life or movement
stone deaf
stokdoof
someone who is stone deaf is completely deaf
stone's throw
op een steenworp
if a place is a stone's throw from where you are, it is a very short distance away
stool pigeon
politie informant
a stool pigeon is a police informer
stop around
langskomen
why don't you stop around my place on your way back?
stop back
terugkomen
i'll stop back this afternoon when you're free
stop behind
achterblijven
I stopped behind at the end of the lecture to ask a few questions
stop by
langs wippen
I must stop by the supermarket and pick up some things for dinner
stop cold
plotseling stoppen
to stop suddenly out of surprise
stop off
pauze nemen
we stopped off for lunch, then carried on driving
stop over
tussenstop maken
I stopped over in bangkok on my way back from tokyo