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.
tar with the same brush
van hetzelfde laken een pak
when you tar somebody with the same brush you think they are just as bad as someone else
taste blood
bloed ruiken
if someone has tasted blood, they think that victory is within their grasp
taste of your own medicine
koekje van eigen deeg
do something bad to someone that they have done to you to teach them a lesson
teacher's pet
lievelingetje van de klas
the teacher's favourite pupil is the teacher's pet
tear apart
verscheuren
people were torn apart when news of the crash came through
tear down
slopen
the estate was torn down and the land developed into luxury flats
tear off
afscheuren
she tore the slip off the form and sent it with her cheque
tear up
verscheuren
he tore the fax up and threw the bits of paper in the bin
tear your hair out
de haren uit je hoofd trekken
to be extremely worried or agitated about something
teeny-weeny
heel klein
if something is teeny-weeny, it is very small indeed
teething problems
kinderziektes
the problems that a project has when it is starting are the teething problems
tell apart
verschil zien
they're identical twins so I cannot tell them apart
tell off
een uitbrander geven
his fiancée told him off for arriving an hour late
tell on
verklikken
the pupil told on the others for cheating
tempest in a teapot
storm in een glas water
if people exaggerate the seriousness of a situation or problem
ten a penny
dertien in een dozijn
if something is ten a penny, it is very common (two a penny is also used)
test the waters
iets uitproberen
if you test the water, you experiment to see how successful or acceptable something is
that is the way the cookie crumbles
zo gaan die dingen
things don't always turn out the way we want
that is unheard of
dat is ongehoord
something that is highly offensive or outrageous
that makes two of us
ik ook
this indicates agreement with what another speaker just said
that really takes the biscuit
dat slaat alles
something very irritating or annoying
that rustles my jimmies
je onaangenaam of ongemakkelijk voelen
if what someone says makes you feel uncomfortable or aggitated
that ship has sailed
dat station is gepasseerd
a particular opportunity has passed you by when that ship has sailed
that's all very nice
dat is allemaal leuk en aardig
that may be the case, but you still don't agree
that's quite enough
zo kan ie wel weer
a mild way of telling someone to stop
that's tuff
dat is lauw, cool, gaaf
something really good, brilliant, awesome
the apple does not fall far from the tree
de appel valt niet ver van de boom
offspring grow up to be like their parents
the ball's in your court
de bal ligt bij jou
it's up to you to decide or take the next step
the bee's knees
het neusje van de zalm
if something is outstanding or the best in its class
the best of both worlds
het beste van twee werelden
working in london and living in the country is like the best of both worlds