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Idioms and phrasal verbs 5 Flashcards

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uren aan een stuk

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for hours on end

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completely

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well and truly

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erbovenop, in addition to the things already mentioned

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into the bargain

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veel beter dan de rest

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to be streets ahead of the rest of us/head and shoulders above sb

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to be lazy

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to not do a stroke of work

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to like each other, to get on

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to get on like a house on fire

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I didn’t know what to say

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I was lost for words

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de hel barstte los

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All hell broke loose

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to stay out of the way

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To avoid sb like the plague

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ik kan mijn oren niet geloven

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I can’t believe my ears

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to be extremely angry

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to be up in arms about/over sth

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alles uit de kast halen

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to pull out all the stops

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ik zou m’n … geven om in zijn positie te zijn

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I’d give my right arm to be in his position

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to be very angry and tell sb off severely

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to come down on sb like a ton of bricks

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she talks a lot

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she doesn’t half talk a lot!

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to be very frightened

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I was scared to death

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to scare sb very much

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to scare the life/the living daylights out of sb

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iemands gevoelens sparen

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to spare sb’s feeling

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to talk about sth that is intended to be secret

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to let on to sb about sth

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uw gezicht verliezen

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to lose face

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to save your reputation

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to save face

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accept and deal with sth that is difficult or unpleasant

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to face up to sth

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to become publicly known

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to come to light

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to have red cheecks because you are embarrassed

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to go red as a beetroot

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iets verklappen

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to give the game away

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iets op uw geweten hebben

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to have sth on your conscience

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ignore sth or avoid saying sth

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to gloss over sth

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een broodje-aapverhaal

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a pack of lies

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trick sb by giving them the wrong information

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to pull the wool over sb’s eyes

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realise that sb’s not telling the truth

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to see through sb/sth

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ik zen nie van gisteren ze

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i wasn’t born yesterday

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maak dat iemand anders wijs!

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pull the other one!

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het tempo bepalen

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to set the pace

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to make strong and steady progress with sth

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to forge ahead with sth

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to make a careless mistake

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to slip up

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36
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they are good and it will be hard for sb else to do better

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to take some beating/be hard to beat

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gradually get closer to people you are competing with

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to gain ground on sb/to catch up with sb

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38
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iets achter de hand hebben

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to have sth up your sleeveto

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39
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become more exciting or show an increase in activity

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to hot up

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40
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to give a slight advantage to sb

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to tip the balance in sb’s favour

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to be more succesful than the others

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to come out on top

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person who nobody knows much about, who might achieve sth you didn’t expect

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a dark horse

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nek aan nek staan

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to be neck and neck

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to do your very best

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to give it your all

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een droom die uitkomt

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a dream come true

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succeed in a difficult task

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to pull sth off

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de prijs betalen voor iets

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to pay the price for sth

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het veilig spelen

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to play it safe

49
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tell sb sth which is not true, as a joke

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to pull sb’s leg

50
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you are not being serious and mean it as a joke

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tongue in cheek

51
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de slappe lach hebben

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to laugh your head off

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the joke fell flat

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de grap mislukte

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het is geen grap meer

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it’s gotten beyond a joke

54
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dat is niet om te lachen

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it’s no laughing matter

55
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het is van de vrachtwagen gevallen

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it fell off the back of a lorry

56
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used when you think sb is being too confident about sth that is going to happen or that they are going to do

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Famous last words!

57
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to say that sb is stupid

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The lights are on but no one’s home!

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ik durf er niet aan denken

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I dread to think!

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when you don’t know the reasons why sb did sth

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for reasons best known to himself

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een schoonheidsslaapje

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a beauty sleep

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very hard to understand

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clear as mud

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an action or situation that will bring bad luck or spoil an activity

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the kiss of death

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a need to go to the toilet

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a call of nature

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Op welke planeet leef jij?

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What planet are you on?

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ik ben het zo beu als kou pap

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I’m sick to death of sth/sick tp the back teeth of sth

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ik zal het uit hem kloppen!

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I’ll squeeze it out of him!

67
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when sth is too expensive

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it’s daylight robbery!

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sth is too difficult to understand/imagine

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it goes beyond me

69
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u op iemand afreageren

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to take sth out on sb

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iemand afzetten

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to rip sb off

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when you wouldn’t be surprised if sb did sth

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I wouldn’t put it past sb to do sth

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erin trappen

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to fall for sth/to be taken in by sth

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show that you do not support or agree with sth by not going somewhere or by walking away

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to vote with your feet

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react very angrily to sb in an unfair way

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to jump down sb’s throat

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sterk tegen iets zijn

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to be dead set against sth

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think or talk about sth all the time and think that it is very important

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to have a bee in your bonnet

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continue to argue against a decision, especially when it is too late to change it or it is not very important

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argue the toss

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very important

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of the essence

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if a situation…, you are so involved in it that you forget about other things

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to sweep sb along

80
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to remain calm

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to keep your wits about you

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sth is definitely not true

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not by any stretch of the imagination

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it is obious/logical that

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it stands to reason that…

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consider everything that could happen in a situation

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to think sth through

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een storm in een glas water

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a storm in a teacup

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be sensitive about or feel offended by sth, as a result of sth that happened in your past

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have a chip on your shoulder

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refuse to do sth or change your mind about sth

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to dig your heels in

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have a very difficult task or job to do

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to have your work cut out

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de koe bij de horens vatten

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to take the bull by the horns

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stay where you are, without taking any action

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sit tight!

90
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in de val stappen

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to fall into the trap of doing sth

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take action as a result of a decision

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to act on/upon sth

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het uitmaken

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to finish with stb

93
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to be very anxious about sth

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to be in a terrible state about sth

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not want to eat (because you’re ill or upset

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to be off your food

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if sth… you’re thinking and worrying about it

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to hang over sb’s head

96
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the way you tjink or feel about sth

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a frame of mind

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to pass an exam without any difficulty

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to sail through sth

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a thing that is likely to cause sth bad to happen

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A recipe for disaster!

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spend much of your time doing sth you love

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to live and breathe sth

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in uw element zijn

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to be in your element

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u ergens insmijten

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to throw yourself into sth

102
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learn a new skill quickly and easily

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take to sth like a duck to water

103
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ge kunt hem niet stoppen

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there’s no stopping him

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decide that sth is a failure and not worth doing anything about

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to write sth off

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spend time thinking about sth difficult or unpleasant

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to dwell on/upon sth

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criticize yourself in front of other people

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to put yourself down

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a small mistake

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a slip-up

108
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to develop in a particular way

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to pan out

109
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uw hoofd in het zand steken

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to bury your head in the sand

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to pass quickly through sth

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to run through sth

111
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iets in een goed daglicht zien

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to see sth in a good light

112
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de verwachtingen inlossen

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to live up to sth

Engels T&T II (9 decks)

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