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Idioms and phrasal verbs 2 Flashcards

1
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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

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finish paying money that is owed for sth

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to pay sth off

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pay for everything yourself without relying on others

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pay your own way

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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

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be careful

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to err on the side of caution

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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

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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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18
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geld is geen probleem

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money is no object

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19
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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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20
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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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22
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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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24
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altijd hetzelfde liedje

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the same old story

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25
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be late paying money you owe

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to be in arrears with (rent)/to get behind with

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looking/feeling ill

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off-colour/under the weather/feel or look like death warmed up

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27
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fall over when you’re ill

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to keel over

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28
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get one of the common illnesses

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to come/go down with sth

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29
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rondgaan (van een ziekte)

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to go round

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een ziekte oplopen

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to pick sth up

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31
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getting better after an illness

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to be on the end

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32
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it’s very uncertain whether sth will happen or not

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it is touch-and-go whether

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33
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get better after a life-threatening illness or operation

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to pull through

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34
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to feel ill/bad-tempered

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to feel out of sorts

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35
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to become covered in spots or a rash

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to come out in sth

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36
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hout vasthouden

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touch wood

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37
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iemand met de auto insluiten

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to block sb in

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38
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afsnijden

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to cut in on sb

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39
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iemand doen stoppen

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to flag sb down

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40
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in vogelvlucht

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as the crow flies

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41
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verkeer is een hel

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traffic is murder

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42
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uzelf weinig speling geven

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to cut it fine

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43
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slakkengang

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at a snail’s pace

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44
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op den buiten

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miles from anywhere

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45
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een versnelling hoger schakelen

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to move up a gear

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46
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op hoogste versnelling werken

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to be in top gear

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47
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groen licht geven

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to give the green light

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48
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iets op de kaart zetten

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to put sth on the map

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49
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enthousiasme verliezen

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to run out of steam

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50
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roekeloos worden

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to go off the rails

51
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die weg ingaan

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to go down that road

52
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de auto bolt (maar beweegt niet) = iets doen zonder veel te bereiken

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the car is ticking over

53
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pikken van eten

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to pick at sth

54
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van mond tot mond reclame

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by word of mouth

55
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uwe poef betalen

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settle up (with sb)

56
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honger als een paard

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I could eat a horse!

57
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veel eten

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to eat like a horse

58
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weinig eten

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to eat like a bird

59
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iets is excellent

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the best thing since sliced bread

60
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hij eet uit uw hand

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have sb eating out of your hand

61
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be embarrassed because sth you tried to do went wrong

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have egg on my face

62
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van de pan naar het vuur

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out of the frying pan into the fire

63
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hij verslijt de zetel

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a couch potato

64
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te veel hooi op uw vork nemen

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he’s biting off more than he can chew

65
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iemand is niet zo onschuldig als hij lijkt

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butter wouldn’t melt in his mouth!

66
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hij zit overal met z’n neus tussen

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he has a finger in every pie

67
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zich zorgen maken over iets waar niks meer aan gedaan kan worden

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to cry over spilt milk

68
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veel energie hebben

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to be full of beans

69
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sb’s trying hard even though they are not succesful

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it is not for want/lack of trying

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steek een tandje bij!

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pull your socks up!

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have achieved nothing/a bit/a lot

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have nothing/something/ a lot to show for sth

72
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uw leven veranderen

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turn over a new leaf

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ergens hard aan werken

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apply yourself

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met vlag en wimpel

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with flying colours

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iemand een preek geven

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to tell sb off

76
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uit gewoonte

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as a habit of course

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stop doing sth wrong

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to cut sth out

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iemand punten aftrekken

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to mark sb down

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twee weken achtereen

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two weeks running

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heel snel, in grote mate

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by leaps and bounds

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helemaal verward zijn

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to make head or tail of sth

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dit gaat mijn verstand te boven

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it goes over my head

83
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get your first opportunity to work for an organization or business, which could later bring you success

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get your foot in the door

84
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accept and deal with sth difficult without letting it worry you

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take sth in your stride

85
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alles laten afhangen van iets

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to pin all your hopes on sb/sth

86
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alles op één mogelijkheid wedden

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put all your eggs in one basket

87
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stay friends with someone because you think you will benefit

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keep in with sb

88
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make sure you find out about recent developments in a particular situation

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keep your ear to the ground

89
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by talking in an informal way to other people

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on the grapevine

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almost, very nearly

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close on

91
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deel van ‘t meubilair

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part of the furniture

92
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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.

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sb’s face doesn’t fit

93
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de kneepjes van het vak

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the tricks of the trade

94
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a boring job with no hope of promotion

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dead-end job

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het vraagt wat moeite

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it takes some doing

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tell people what to do in a bossy way

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throw your weight around/about

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to be dismissed

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to get the push/boot/elbow or they gave me the push/boot/elbow

98
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help to support sth that is weak or is going to collapse

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to shore sth up/to prop sth up

99
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iemand uitkopen

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to buy sb out

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de deal ging niet door

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the deal fell out

101
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at the last possible hour

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at the eleventh hour

102
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sth is uncertain

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sth hangs in the balance

103
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failliet gaan

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to go to the wall

104
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surprise sb by doing they are not expecting

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to catch sb on the hop

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repair and decorate a room or building

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to do sth up

106
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decrease in quantity or quality

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to fall off

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(of a business) not be growing or doing well

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to be in the doldrums

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succeed in doing sth where most others are failing

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to buck the trend

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(of a business) to start to do a new activity

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to branch out

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het bedrijf is ingekrompen

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the firm slimmed down

111
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de marktprijs

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the going rate

112
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iemand tegen iemand anders uitspelen

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to play sb off against sb

113
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de distributeur weglaten

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to cut out the middleman

114
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op uw lauweren rusten

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to rest on your laurels

115
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put money made as a profit back into a business in order to improve it

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to plough sth back into sth

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miss an oportunity

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to miss the boat

117
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choose to believe sth that is not true

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to delude yourself into doing sth

118
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besparen

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to cut corners

119
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an action that is intended to save money but which actually costs you more

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a false economy

120
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in moeilijk vaarwater komen

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to get into deep water

121
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stop doing sth that you can see is going to be unsuccessful before the situation gets worse

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to cut your losses

122
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sell most of what you own, especially your house or business

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to sell up

123
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having too many people in senior positions and not enough workers

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top-heavy

Engels T&T II (9 decks)

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