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zijn hoed opeten werkwoord

eat one's hat(to express disbelief about a proposition)
verb

zijn hoofd boven water houden werkwoord

keep one's head above water(survive)
verb
[UK: kiːp wʌnz hed ə.ˈbʌv ˈwɔː.tə(r)] [US: ˈkiːp wʌnz ˈhed ə.ˈbʌv ˈwɒ.tər]

zijn kaarten op tafel leggen werkwoord

put one's cards on the table(to reveal one's true intentions)
verb
[UK: ˈpʊt wʌnz kɑːdz ɒn ðə ˈteɪb.l̩] [US: ˈpʊt wʌnz ˈkɑːrdz ɑːn ðə ˈteɪb.l̩]

zijn mond houden werkwoord

clam up(become silent)
verb
[UK: klæm ʌp] [US: ˈklæm ʌp]

zijn mond voorbij praten werkwoord

talk out of turn(speak when not allowed to)
verb

zijn ongenoegen uiten werkwoord

resent [resented, resenting, resents](to express displeasure or indignation at)
verb
[UK: rɪ.ˈzent] [US: rə.ˈzent]

zijn opwachting maken werkwoord

appear [appeared, appearing, appears](to come before the public)
verb
[UK: ə.ˈpɪə(r)] [US: ə.ˈpɪr]

zijn oren geloven werkwoord

believe one's ears(to believe that something which one hears is truly the case)
verb

zijn plicht ontlopen werkwoord

shirk [shirked, shirking, shirks](avoid a duty)
verb
[UK: ʃɜːk] [US: ˈʃɝːk]

zijn standpunt totaal wijzigen werkwoord

about-face(to change opinion or attitude)
verb
[UK: ə.ˌbaʊt ˈfeɪs] [US: ə.ˌbaʊt ˈfeɪs]

zijn steentje bijdragen werkwoord

do one's bit(to make an individual contribution toward an overall effort)
verb
[UK: duː wʌnz bɪt] [US: ˈduː wʌnz ˈbɪt]

zijn tijd ver vooruit preposition

ahead of one's time(in advance of commonly accepted ideas)
preposition
[UK: ə.ˈhed əv wʌnz ˈtaɪm] [US: ə.ˈhed əv wʌnz ˈtaɪm]

zijn tijd vooruit preposition

ahead of one's time(in advance of commonly accepted ideas)
preposition
[UK: ə.ˈhed əv wʌnz ˈtaɪm] [US: ə.ˈhed əv wʌnz ˈtaɪm]

zijn verdiende loon werkwoord

serve someone right(happen to someone who deserves it)
verb
[UK: sɜːv ˈsʌm.wʌn raɪt] [US: ˈsɝːv ˈsʌˌm.wən ˈraɪt]

zijn verstand verliezen werkwoord

lose one's mind(to become insane)
verb
[UK: luːz wʌnz maɪnd] [US: ˈluːz wʌnz ˈmaɪnd]

zijn vruchten afwerpen werkwoord

bear fruit(succeed in some task)
verb
[UK: beə(r) fruːt] [US: ˈber ˈfruːt]

zijn wonden likken werkwoord

lick one's wounds(withdraw temporarily while recovering from a defeat)
verb

zijn woorden innemen werkwoord

eat one's words(regret something said)
verb
[UK: iːt wʌnz ˈwɜːdz] [US: ˈiːt wʌnz ˈwɝːdz]

zijn woorden terugnemen werkwoord

eat one's words(regret something said)
verb
[UK: iːt wʌnz ˈwɜːdz] [US: ˈiːt wʌnz ˈwɝːdz]

zijn/haar hart luchten werkwoord

vent one's spleen(to openly express pent-up anger)
verb

Zijne Koninklijke Hoogheid pronoun

His Royal Highness(royal title)
pronoun
[UK: hɪz ˈrɔɪəl ˈhaɪ.nəs] [US: ˈhɪz ˌrɔɪəl ˈhaɪ.nəs]

Zijne Majesteit pronoun

His Majesty(title of respect used when referring to a king)
pronoun
[UK: hɪz ˈmæ.dʒə.sti] [US: ˈhɪz ˈmæ.dʒə.sti]

zijrivier substantief
{m} {f}

tributary [tributaries](stream which flows into a larger one)
noun
[UK: ˈtrɪ.bjʊ.tə.ri] [US: ˈtrɪ.bjə.ˌte.ri]

zijspan substantief
{m} {n}

sidecar(one-wheeled attachment to a motorcycle)
noun
[UK: ˈsaɪdk.ɑː(r)] [US: ˈsaɪdk.ɑːrr]

zijspanwagen substantief
{m}

sidecar(one-wheeled attachment to a motorcycle)
noun
[UK: ˈsaɪdk.ɑː(r)] [US: ˈsaɪdk.ɑːrr]

zijt werkwoord

are(second-person singular (informal) simple present indicative form of be)
verb
[UK: ə(r)] [US: ˈɑːr]

zijwaarts bijvoeglijk naamwoord

sideward(toward a side)
adjective
[UK: ˈsaɪ.dwəd] [US: ˈsaɪ.dwəd]

zijwaarts bijwoord

sideways(with a side to the front)
adverb
[UK: ˈsaɪ.dweɪz] [US: ˈsaɪ.ˌdwez]

zijwaartse blik substantief
{m}

cast [casts](squint)
noun
[UK: kɑːst] [US: ˈkæst]

zijzelf pronoun

herself((as intensifier) she)
pronoun
[UK: hɜː.ˈself] [US: hər.ˈself]

; We sat on the bench asking ourselves if the bus would be too late this time. - We zaten op de bank ons afvragend of de bus deze keer te laat zou zijn. werkwoord

would(indicating a possible (but not definite) future action or state)
verb
[UK: wʊd] [US: ˈwʊd]

aan de zijde van preposition

alongside(together with or at the same time)
preposition
[UK: ə.ˌlɒŋ.ˈsaɪd] [US: ə.ˌlɒŋ.ˈsaɪd]

aan zijn lot overlaten werkwoord

leave someone to their own devices(to leave alone, unsupervised, without assistance)
verb

aanbodzijde substantief
{f}

supply side(side where the supply comes from)
noun

aantrekkelijk zijn werkwoord

appeal [appealed, appealing, appeals](to be attractive)
verb
[UK: ə.ˈpiːl] [US: ə.ˈpiːl]

aanvallen; eraan zijn werkwoord

do [did, done, doing, does]verb
[UK: duː] [US: ˈduː]

aanvalszijde substantief
{f}

attack [attacks](cricket: bowlers of a cricket side)
noun
[UK: ə.ˈtæk] [US: ə.ˈtæk]

aanwezig zijn werkwoord

attend [attended, attending, attends](to be present at)
verb
[UK: ə.ˈtend] [US: ə.ˈtend]

achterzijde substantief
{f} {m}

behind [behinds](rear, back-end)
noun
[UK: bɪ.ˈhaɪnd] [US: bə.ˈhaɪnd]

afgunstig zijn werkwoord

envy [envied, envying, envies](to feel displeasure towards (someone) because of their good fortune, possessions)
verb
[UK: ˈen.vi] [US: ˈen.vi]

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