Troubles Flashcards
loose lips sink ships
gossiping is bad
call a spade a spade
say what you mean say what you think it is
speak the truth and shame the devil
be honest
take it with a pinch/grain of salt
skeptically with reservations
he would peal an orange in his pocket
stingy or mean
The road to hell is paved with good intentions
Well-intended acts can have disastrous results
they have no airs or graces
they have idea how important they are positive thing
bolt out of the blue
completely unexpected
knocks the socks of
to surprise somebody thoroughly
I meant no harm
well-intended act that caused damage to one other
to take it in your stride
it doesn’t really bother you
the weather put a spanner in the works
to cause something to fail to cause a problem ‘roet in het eten’ {slaat op omstandigheden}
if push comes to shove
als het echt moet
we’ve come a long way
Make considerable progress or improvement
you’re damned if you do you’re damned if you don’t
all aoptions have a downside
to rock the boat
to shake things up cause problems
get carried away
get over-excited or overdo
jump down someone’s throat
be irritable or petulant
throw something together
cobble together assemble roughly
not give an inch
inflexible obstinate dig your heels in
get up someone’s nose
irritate irk antagonize
make a meal of something
spend a lot of time on something in an annoying way
too big for your boots
big-headed or arrogant or conceited
wriggle out of something
avoid doing something
