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.
take away
wegnemen
the police took the hotheads away
take back
terugnemen
I took back everything i'd said, when I heard what really happened
take back
doen denken aan
that song always takes me back to when I was at university
take by the scruff of the neck
bij zijn nekvel pakken
if you take something by the scruff on the neck, you take complete control of it
take care of
zorgen voor
my parents take care of the children, when we're off to spain
take down
opschrijven
the police took down his answers to their questions
take down
weghalen
people take down their decorations twelve days after christmas
take for granted
voor lief nemen
you don't worry about it because you assume you will always have it
take forty winks
een uiltje knappen
if you take 40 winks, you have a short sleep
take in
opnemen
the lecture was boring and I didn't take in much of what was said
take in
innemen
the jacket was far too big, so I had it taken in
take in
in huis nemen
after she split up with her boyfriend, her parents took her in again
take it
iets kunnen hebben
he's good at criticising others, but can't take it himself
take it out on
afreageren op
whenever things go wrong, he always takes it out on me
take it outside
het buiten uitvechten
take a fight to a more violent level by moving it outside
take no prisoners
agressief te werk gaan
if people take no prisoners, they do things in a very aggressive way
take off
er iets afhalen
they've taken ten percent off designer jeans
take off
vertrekken
the flight for dublin took off on time
take on
aannemen
the council has had to take on twenty extra staff
take on
op zich nemen
she took on the task of indexing the book
take on
aan boord nemen
the plane stopped at zurich to take on some passengers
take out
mee uit nemen
he took her out to a restaurant last friday night
take out
lenen
I took out all the books I needed for my essay from the library
take out
omleggen
the gang took him out after he spoke to the police
take out
verwijderen
the dentist took out all of my wisdom teeth
take over
overnemen
the bank was taken over by a foreign bank
take someone down a peg
iemand neerhalen
if someone is taken down a peg or two, they lose status
take someone for a ride
iemand voor de gek houden
if you are taken for a ride, you are deceived by someone
take someone up on
iemand houden aan
make someone keep their promise
take the bull by its horns
de koe bij de horens vatten
tackles your problems directly without worrying about any risk involved