English | Dutch |
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to one's heart's content adverb | naar hartenlustbijwoord |
to one's knowledge preposition | bij mijn wetenpreposition voor zo ver ik weetpreposition |
vent one's spleen (to openly express pent-up anger) verb | zijn/haar hart luchtenwerkwoord |
vote with one's feet (to express one's preferences through one's actions) verb | met de voeten stemmenwerkwoord |
wear one's heart on one's sleeve (to be transparent or forthright about one's emotions) verb [UK: weə(r) wʌnz hɑːt ɒn wʌnz sliːv] [US: ˈwer wʌnz ˈhɑːrt ɑːn wʌnz sˈliːv] | het hart op de tong hebbenwerkwoord |
work someone's ass off (to work excessively) verb | zich uit de naad werkenwerkwoord |
worth one's while (important enough to spend time, effort or money on) adjective | de moeite waardbijvoeglijk naamwoord |
wrap around one's little finger (to successfully control or influence) verb | om zijn/haar vinger windenwerkwoord |