Idioms and phrasal verbs 2 Flashcards
(123 cards)
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very poor
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on the breadline
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spend a lot of money on sth
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fork sth out on sth/pay sth out
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have sth to use when in difficulty (money)
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fall back on sth
4
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finish paying money that is owed for sth
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to pay sth off
5
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pay for everything yourself without relying on others
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pay your own way
6
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rescue sb from a difficult situation
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to bail sb out
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get yourself into a difficult situation
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land sb/yourself in sth
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doing sth that’s your own idea and without help from others
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do sth off your own bat
9
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be careful
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to err on the side of caution
10
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have enough money/time
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to have money/time to play with
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De rekening kwam uit op 50 pond
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The bill came to 50 pounds
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vruchten dragen
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to bear fruit
13
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have a lot of money and spend it stupidly
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to have more money than sense
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live a life full of activity and excitement
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to live life in the fast lane
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consider an activity to be normal that most people would think was difficult
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think nothing of (doing) sth
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be expensive
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to not come cheap/to cost an arm and a leg
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spend an unusually large sum of money on sth
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to splash out on sth
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geld is geen probleem
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money is no object
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the comfortable position that comes from having a lot of money
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in the lap of luxury
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spend more money than you earn
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to live beyond your means
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have just enough money or food to stay alive
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to live from hand to mouth
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be available at a lower price than usual
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to be going cheap
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pay money to reserve sth, before paying for it in full
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put down a deposit
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altijd hetzelfde liedje
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the same old story
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be late paying money you owe
to be in arrears with (rent)/to get behind with
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looking/feeling ill
off-colour/under the weather/feel or look like death warmed up
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fall over when you're ill
to keel over
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get one of the common illnesses
to come/go down with sth
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rondgaan (van een ziekte)
to go round
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een ziekte oplopen
to pick sth up
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getting better after an illness
to be on the end
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it's very uncertain whether sth will happen or not
it is touch-and-go whether
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get better after a life-threatening illness or operation
to pull through
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to feel ill/bad-tempered
to feel out of sorts
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to become covered in spots or a rash
to come out in sth
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hout vasthouden
touch wood
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iemand met de auto insluiten
to block sb in
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afsnijden
to cut in on sb
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iemand doen stoppen
to flag sb down
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in vogelvlucht
as the crow flies
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verkeer is een hel
traffic is murder
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uzelf weinig speling geven
to cut it fine
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slakkengang
at a snail's pace
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op den buiten
miles from anywhere
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een versnelling hoger schakelen
to move up a gear
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op hoogste versnelling werken
to be in top gear
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groen licht geven
to give the green light
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iets op de kaart zetten
to put sth on the map
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enthousiasme verliezen
to run out of steam
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roekeloos worden
to go off the rails
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die weg ingaan
to go down that road
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de auto bolt (maar beweegt niet) = iets doen zonder veel te bereiken
the car is ticking over
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pikken van eten
to pick at sth
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van mond tot mond reclame
by word of mouth
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uwe poef betalen
settle up (with sb)
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honger als een paard
I could eat a horse!
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veel eten
to eat like a horse
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weinig eten
to eat like a bird
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iets is excellent
the best thing since sliced bread
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hij eet uit uw hand
have sb eating out of your hand
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be embarrassed because sth you tried to do went wrong
have egg on my face
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van de pan naar het vuur
out of the frying pan into the fire
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hij verslijt de zetel
a couch potato
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te veel hooi op uw vork nemen
he's biting off more than he can chew
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iemand is niet zo onschuldig als hij lijkt
butter wouldn't melt in his mouth!
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hij zit overal met z'n neus tussen
he has a finger in every pie
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zich zorgen maken over iets waar niks meer aan gedaan kan worden
to cry over spilt milk
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veel energie hebben
to be full of beans
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sb's trying hard even though they are not succesful
it is not for want/lack of trying
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steek een tandje bij!
pull your socks up!
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have achieved nothing/a bit/a lot
have nothing/something/ a lot to show for sth
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uw leven veranderen
turn over a new leaf
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ergens hard aan werken
apply yourself
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met vlag en wimpel
with flying colours
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iemand een preek geven
to tell sb off
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uit gewoonte
as a habit of course
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stop doing sth wrong
to cut sth out
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iemand punten aftrekken
to mark sb down
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twee weken achtereen
two weeks running
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heel snel, in grote mate
by leaps and bounds
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helemaal verward zijn
to make head or tail of sth
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dit gaat mijn verstand te boven
it goes over my head
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get your first opportunity to work for an organization or business, which could later bring you success
get your foot in the door
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accept and deal with sth difficult without letting it worry you
take sth in your stride
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alles laten afhangen van iets
to pin all your hopes on sb/sth
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alles op één mogelijkheid wedden
put all your eggs in one basket
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stay friends with someone because you think you will benefit
keep in with sb
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make sure you find out about recent developments in a particular situation
keep your ear to the ground
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by talking in an informal way to other people
on the grapevine
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almost, very nearly
close on
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deel van 't meubilair
part of the furniture
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used to say that sb won't get or keep a job because they are not the kind of person that the employer wants.
sb's face doesn't fit
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de kneepjes van het vak
the tricks of the trade
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a boring job with no hope of promotion
dead-end job
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het vraagt wat moeite
it takes some doing
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tell people what to do in a bossy way
throw your weight around/about
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to be dismissed
to get the push/boot/elbow or they gave me the push/boot/elbow
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help to support sth that is weak or is going to collapse
to shore sth up/to prop sth up
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iemand uitkopen
to buy sb out
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de deal ging niet door
the deal fell out
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at the last possible hour
at the eleventh hour
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sth is uncertain
sth hangs in the balance
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failliet gaan
to go to the wall
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surprise sb by doing they are not expecting
to catch sb on the hop
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repair and decorate a room or building
to do sth up
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decrease in quantity or quality
to fall off
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(of a business) not be growing or doing well
to be in the doldrums
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succeed in doing sth where most others are failing
to buck the trend
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(of a business) to start to do a new activity
to branch out
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het bedrijf is ingekrompen
the firm slimmed down
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de marktprijs
the going rate
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iemand tegen iemand anders uitspelen
to play sb off against sb
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de distributeur weglaten
to cut out the middleman
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op uw lauweren rusten
to rest on your laurels
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put money made as a profit back into a business in order to improve it
to plough sth back into sth
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miss an oportunity
to miss the boat
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choose to believe sth that is not true
to delude yourself into doing sth
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besparen
to cut corners
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an action that is intended to save money but which actually costs you more
a false economy
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in moeilijk vaarwater komen
to get into deep water
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stop doing sth that you can see is going to be unsuccessful before the situation gets worse
to cut your losses
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sell most of what you own, especially your house or business
to sell up
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having too many people in senior positions and not enough workers
top-heavy
