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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.

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wash out

wegspoelen

the rain washed out the championship final

wash over

overspoelen

he felt numb as grief washed over him

wash up

aanspoelen

after the crash, several bodies washed up on the beach

wash your hands of something

je handen afhouden van

you disassociate yourself and accept no responsibility for what will happen

waste not, want not

wie spaart heeft wat

if you don't waste things, you are less likely to end up lacking

waste of skin

totaal overbodig

if a person is referred to as a 'waste of skin', it means he is not worth very much

watch grass grow

dodelijk saai

if something is like watching grass grow, it is really boring

watch out

kijk uit

watch out- there's ice on the road

watch out for

pas op

watch out for bats in the caves; many have rabies

watch over

letten op

the lecturer watched over the students as they did the experiment

watching paint dry

oersaai

if something is like watching paint dry, it is really boring

water off a duck's back

van je afglijden

if criticism is like water off a duck's back, people aren't affected by it in the slightest

water under the bridge

zand erover

something that belongs to the past and isn't important any more

watering hole

kroeg

a watering hole is a pub

watery grave

verdronken

if someone has gone to a watery grave, they have drowned

way to go

goed zo

way to go means you have done well

weak at the knees

slappe knieën

if people go weak at the knees, they have an emotional reaction to something

wear a plastic smile

een neplach

when people appear to be happier than they actually are

wear away

slijten

the lawn has been worn away by people walking across it

wear belt and braces

zonder risico

someone who wears belt and braces is very cautious and takes no risks

wear down

afpeigeren

the stress of my job is wearing me down

wear off

uitwerken

the anaesthetic wore off and my tooth started hurting

wear out

verslijten

she used the car so many times that she wore the thing out

wear your heart on your sleeve

je hart op je tong dragen

someone who wears their heart on their sleeve shows their emotions and feelings publicly

weather a storm

een crisis overwinnen

if you weather a storm, you get through a crisis or hard times

weight off your shoulders

een pak van je hart

when you have relieved yourself of something that has been troubling you

well-heeled

goed voorzien

someone who is well-heeled is rich

well-oiled

in de olie zijn

if someone is well-oiled, they have drunk a lot

well-oiled machine

goed geoliede machine

something that functions very well is a well-oiled machine

were you born in a barn?

in de kerk geboren

if someone asks you this, it means that you forgot to close the door when you came in