engels idioms & expressions about animals ex 1 Flashcards

1
Q

blaffende honden bijten niet

A

a barking dog never bites

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2
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zo blind als een mol

A

as blind as a bat

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3
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beter één vogel in de hand dan tien in de lucht

A

a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush

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4
Q

soort zoekt soort

A

birds of a feather flock together

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5
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de ochtendstond heeft goud in de mond

A

the early bird catches the worm

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6
Q

als een lam naar de slachtbank

A

like a lamb to the slaughter

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7
Q

twee vliegen in één klap

A

killing two birds with one stone

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8
Q

een gegeven paard kijkt men niet in de bek

A

never look a gift horse in the mouth

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9
Q

een zondebok

A

a scapegoat

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10
Q

wie bij de hond slaapt, krijgt vlooien

A

if you lie down with dogs, you will get up with fleas

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11
Q

zeer trots zijn

A

to look like the cat that swallowed the canary

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12
Q

een heel gemakkelijke taak

A

shooting fish in a barrel

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13
Q

het regent pijpenstelen

A

it’s raining cats and dogs

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14
Q

de koe bij de hoorns vatten

A

to take the bull by the horns

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15
Q

door dezelfde microbe gebeten zijn

A

bitten bij the same bug

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16
Q

krokodillentranen

A

crocodile tears

17
Q

hard werken

A

working like an ant

18
Q

wacht eens eventjes

A

hold your hoses

19
Q

de aap komt uit de mouw

A

to let the cat out of the bag