Advanced Dutch vocabulary: idioms, nuanced expressions, and words an upper-level learner meets. Front: the Dutch word, phrase, or idiom. Back: English meaning.
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- iets voor een appel en een ei kopen
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to buy something for next to nothing, a bargain- het gaat mis
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things go wrong, something goes amiss- struikelen
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to stumble, to fall, to trip over- jezelf groter maken
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to puff yourself up, to exaggerate one's importance- je nek uitsteken
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to stick one's neck out, to take a risk- zoals je bed opmaakt, zo slaap je
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as you make your bed, so you lie in it, you reap what you sow- aanpakken
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to tackle, to address, to take on- het zit me niet lekker
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I am not happy about it, it does not sit right with me- in hetzelfde schuitje zitten
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to be in the same boat, to share a common situation- de dans ontspringen
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to escape, to avoid the consequences- nuchter
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sober, straightforward, pragmatic, level-headed- ontkennen
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to deny, to refuse to admit- over je toeren gaan
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to go over the top, to exaggerate, to overdo it- het kan schelen
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it can matter (usually in negative: het kan me geen schelen = I do not care)- je mond voorbijpraten
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to talk too much, to misspeak, to let something slip
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