Angol | Eszperantó |
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one's (belonging to one) determiner [UK: wʌnz] [US: wʌnz] | oniadeterminer |
one's bark is worse than one's bite (one acts in a threatening way but is relatively harmless) phrase | |
apple of someone's eye (favourite, a particular preference, or a loved one) noun [UK: ˈæp.l̩ əv ˈsəˌm.wənz aɪ] [US: ˈæp.l̩ əv ˈsəˌm.wənz ˈaɪ] | |
blow one's nose (to expel mucus from nose) verb [UK: bləʊ wʌnz nəʊz] [US: ˈbloʊ wʌnz noʊz] | nazpurigiverb |
break one's fast (archaic: to eat breakfast) verb [UK: breɪk wʌnz fɑːst] [US: ˈbreɪk wʌnz ˈfæst] | matenmanĝiverb |
break one's fast (to conclude any period of fasting by consuming food) verb [UK: breɪk wʌnz fɑːst] [US: ˈbreɪk wʌnz ˈfæst] | malfastiverb |
change one's mind (to decide differently than one had decided before) verb [UK: tʃeɪndʒ wʌnz maɪnd] [US: ˈtʃeɪndʒ wʌnz ˈmaɪnd] | |
from the bottom of one's heart (in earnest, with one's full feelings) preposition [UK: frəm ðə ˈbɒ.təm əv wʌnz hɑːt] [US: frəm ðə ˈbɑː.təm əv wʌnz ˈhɑːrt] | el la fundo de la koropreposition |
have bats in one's belfry (to be crazy or eccentric) verb | |
knit one's brows (to scowl, indicating anger, worry, or puzzlement) verb [UK: nɪt wʌnz braʊz] [US: ˈnɪt wʌnz ˈbraʊz] | |
move one's bowels ((euphemism) excrete feces) verb | fekiverb |
on one's own (alone; by oneself; without the companionship or assistance of others) preposition [UK: ɒn wʌnz əʊn] [US: ɑːn wʌnz ˈoʊn] | solepreposition |
on the tip of one's tongue (known but not quite remembered) preposition | sur la pinto de la langopreposition |
pay back in someone's own coin (give tit for tat) verb | |
pull someone's leg (to tease someone) verb | blagiverb |
rack one's brain (struggle to think of something) verb [UK: ræk wʌnz breɪn] [US: ˈræk wʌnz ˈbreɪn] | cerbumiverb |
stick one's tongue out (to push one's tongue out) verb | elŝovi la langonverb |
stick to someone's ribs verb | satigiverb |
take one's leave (say goodbye) verb [UK: teɪk wʌnz liːv] [US: ˈteɪk wʌnz ˈliːv] | adiaŭiverb |