someone's meaning in Dutch

English	Dutch
someone's pronoun [UK: ˈsəˌm.wənz] [US: ˈsəˌm.wənz]	iemandspronoun
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]	oogappelsubstantief {m}
bend someone's ear (talk too long) verb	iemand de oren van het hoofd kletsenwerkwoord
break someone's heart (to cause a person to feel grief or sadness) verb	hart brekenwerkwoord
breathe down someone's neck (to follow or supervise too closely) verb	iemand in zijn/haar nek hijgenwerkwoord
butter wouldn't melt in someone's mouth (benign appearance, suggesting the contrary) phrase	van de prins geen kwaad wetenphrase
cat got someone's tongue (why are you not saying anything?) phrase	ben je je tong verloren?phrase
clean someone's clock (defeat decisively) verb	met iemand de vloer aanvegen; iemand uitschakelenwerkwoord
clear someone's name (prove someone's innocence) verb	iemands naam zuiverenwerkwoord
come to someone's aid (to assist and rescue someone) verb	te hulp komenwerkwoord
come to someone's rescue (to rescue someone from further harm) verb	te hulp komenwerkwoord
get on someone's nerves (annoy or irritate) verb [UK: ˈɡet ɒn ˈsəˌm.wənz nɜːvz] [US: ˈɡet ɑːn ˈsəˌm.wənz ˈnɝːvz]	op de zenuwen werkenwerkwoord
have someone's back (be prepared and willing to support or defend someone) verb	achter iemand staanwerkwoord iemand steunenwerkwoord
it's someone's funeral (someone's decisions or actions will bring undesirable consequences only on that person) phrase	het is jouw begrafenisphrase
music to someone's ears (good news; pleasing sound or expression) noun [UK: ˈmjuː.zɪk tuː ˈsəˌm.wənz ɪəz] [US: ˈmjuː.zɪk ˈtuː ˈsəˌm.wənz ˈɪrz]	als muziek in de oren klinkensubstantief
pull someone's chestnuts out of the fire (do someone's difficult work) verb [UK: pʊl ˈsəˌm.wənz ˈtʃe.snʌts ˈaʊt əv ðə ˈfaɪə(r)] [US: ˈpʊl ˈsəˌm.wənz ˈtʃe.snʌts ˈaʊt əv ðə ˈfaɪər]	de kastanjes uit het vuur halenwerkwoord
put oneself in someone's shoes (look at a situation as if one were the other person) verb	zich in een ander verplaatsenwerkwoord
rain on someone's parade (to disappoint or discourage someone) verb	de feestvreugde bedervenwerkwoord
rub someone's nose in verb	het erin wrijvenwerkwoord onder de neus wrijvenwerkwoord
slip through someone's fingers verb	door de vingers glippenwerkwoord
take someone's word for it (to believe what someone claims) verb	iemand op zijn woord gelovenwerkwoord
take the wind out of someone's sails (to discourage someone) verb	iemand de wind uit de zeilen nemenwerkwoord
thorn in someone's side noun	een doorn insubstantief oogsubstantief
work someone's ass off (to work excessively) verb	zich uit de naad werkenwerkwoord

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