Idiome Flashcards
What is the meaning of this idiom?:
“Om ‘SLANG TE VANG’”
Eng. Too be very angry;furious
Afr. WOEDEND
What idiom says:
Eng.”there is hidden danger”
Afr. “Daar is skuilende gevaar”
“Daar is ‘n slang in die gras “
What does this idiom mean:
“ Om ‘HOOG IN DIE TAKKE”?
Eng. to be very drunk
Afr. Te wees is om baie dronk te wees
What does this idiom mean?:
“As is verbrande houd”
Afr. Hou op om altyd net te wens (wish)
Eng. Stop engaging in wishful thinking
Which idiom says:
Afr.Jy onsin of nonsens praat”
Eng. to talk nonsense/ rubbish
“Deur jou nek te praat”
What does this idiom mean?:
“ jou kop is deur “
Afr.jy het iets reg gekry
Eng. to be successful
What does this idiom mean?:
“Klere maak nie die man nie”
“Don’t judge a book by its cover”
Moenie besluit hoe iemand is deur net na sy klere te kyk nie
What does this idiom mean?:
“Wie nie waag nie, sal nie wen nie”
No risk, no reward
What does this idiom mean?:
“Wie nie sterk is nie, moet slim wees”
If you are not strong, you must be clever/smart.
‘n nuwe blaadjie omslaan
Bly weg van verkeerde dinged en begin ‘n nuwe lewe turn over a new leaf- to change old ways
So slim soon die houtjie van die galg
Afr. Baie Baie slim- en skelm Eng. As sly as a fox, clever and sly
Slim vang sy baas
Afr. As jy te slim probeer wees, word jy dikwels self gevang Eng. Too clever for your own good.
Aanhouer wen
He who keeps trying wins(lit.) Moenie moed verloor nie; don’t lose hope and courage
Ek hang aan sy lippe
Lit. Hang on your lips Fig. Listening to every word you say(to pay a lot of attention), luister baie aandagtig
Met jou talente woeker
Make good use of your talents, moet jou talente goed gebruik
