Idiome - SAT 2023

Question 1

‘n appeltjie met jou skil
‘n moeilike saak met iemand bespreek

Answer 1

a bone to pick with you
to talk about something important
discuss a difficult matter with someone

Question 2

‘n nuwe besem vee skoon
a new broom sweeps clean

Answer 2

a new broom sweeps clean
to start something with gusto

Question 3

‘n nuwe blaadjie omslaan
‘n nuwe begin maak

Answer 3

to turn a new page
to make a new beginning

Question 4

‘n uiltjie knip
‘n kort rukkie slaap

Answer 4

to catch forty winks
to have a short nap

Question 5

daar is ‘n slang in die gras
daar skuil gevaar, iets is verkeerd

Answer 5

there is a snake in the grass
there is danger, something is wrong

Question 6

eet met lang tande
hou nie van die kos nie

Answer 6

to eat with long teeth
the food is not tasty

Question 7

het lang vingers
hy steel

Answer 7

to have long vingers
to steal

Question 8

kraai koning
om beter te wees
om die beste te wees
te wen

Answer 8

crow king
to be better
to be the best
to win

Question 9

iets uit jou duim suig
storie opmaak

Answer 9

to suck something out of your thumb
to make up a story

Question 10

jou sokkies optrek
harder werk

Answer 10

to pull up your socks
to work harder

Question 11

maak iemand die hoenders in
maak iemand kwaad

Answer 11

someone put in the chickens
make someone angry

Question 12

slaap soos ‘n klip
slaap baie vas

Answer 12

sleep like a rock
sleep a lot

Question 13

staan met ‘n bek vol tande
weet nie wat om te sê nie

Answer 13

to stand with a mouth full of teeth
not knowing what to say

Question 14

sy oë is groter as sy maag
skep meer in as wat hy kan eet

Answer 14

his eyes are bigger than his stomach
dishes more than he can eat

Question 15

‘n veer in sy hoed
‘n kompliment vir iemand gee / trots wees op iets

Answer 15

a feather in his cap
give someone a compliment / be proud of something