Zusammengesetzte Wörter:
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get a handle on [sth],
have a handle on v expr | figurative, informal (understand) (ugs, übertragen) | Reim Nm |
| | I can't get a handle on this at all. Can you explain it again? |
| | Ich kann mir hierdrauf keinen Reim machen. Kannst du es nochmal erklären? |
| have a chip on your shoulder v expr | figurative (have a resentful attitude) | leicht eingeschnappt Adj + V Part Perf |
| | | besonders empfindlich sein Rdw |
| | Kate has a chip on her shoulder because, while she works a low-paid job, her three sisters are all running successful businesses. |
| have a crush on [sb] v expr | (be attracted to: [sb]) (informell) | in jemanden verknallt sein, sich in jemanden verguckt haben Rdw |
| | | in jemanden verliebt sein Rdw |
| | | ein Auge auf jemanden geworfen haben Rdw |
| | (Slang, vulgär) | auf jemanden scharf sein Rdw |
| | Wendy had a crush on a boy in her class. |
| have a good head on your shoulders v expr | figurative (be sensible) | das Herz am richtigen Fleck tragen Rdw |
| | I don't mind him dating my daughter. That boy has a good head on his shoulders. |
| have a hold on [sth] v expr | (grasp firmly) | festhalten Vt, sepa |
| | | fest umklammern Adv + Vt, sepa |
| | Sally had a hold on the horse's reins. |
| have a hold on [sth] v expr | (account: be blocked) | gesperrt sein V Part Perf + Vt |
| | Any check I deposit has a hold on it for 7 days. |
| have a hold on [sb] v expr | informal, figurative (exert control) | über jemanden das Sagen haben Rdw |
| | | den Ton angeben Rdw |
| | In New Jersey, Democrats have had a hold on the Senate seats for many years. |
have blinkers on,
be wearing blinkers v expr | figurative (not perceive [sth] clearly) (übertragen) | Scheuklappen Npl |
| | | Kurzsichtigkeit Nf |
| | | Engstirnigkeit Nf |
| have designs on [sb/sth] v expr | (aim to obtain) | auf jemanden abgesehen haben Rdw |
| | He has designs on my girlfriend. |
| have nothing on v expr | informal (be naked) (umgangssprachlich) | nichts anhaben Adv + Vt, sepa |
| | | nackt sein Adj + Vt |
| | Don't come in! I've got nothing on! |
| have nothing on [sb/sth] v expr | slang (be inferior) (informell) | nichts sein gegen Rdw |
| | | nicht mithalten können Rdw |
| | (übertragen) | nicht das Wasser reichen können Rdw |
| | Richard is lovely, but he's got nothing on his brother. |
| | Richard ist echt lieb, aber er ist nichts gegen seinen Bruder. |
| have nothing on [sb] v expr | informal (have no evidence against) | nichts gegen jemanden in der Hand haben Rdw |
| | The police can't arrest me. They've got nothing on me! |
| have passed on v expr | euphemism (be dead) | ins Gras beißen Rdw |
| | | das Zeitliche segnen Rdw |
| | | den Löffel abgeben Rdw |
| have your eye on [sth] v expr | (want) | ein Auge auf etwas werfen Rdw |
| | | wollen Vt |
| | I've got my eye on a little yellow handbag I saw in a shop window. |
| have your eye on [sb] v expr | (watch) | jemanden im Auge behalten Rdw |
| | | jemanden nicht aus den Augen lassen Rdw |
| | | beobachten Vt |
| | I've got my eye on you, young man. So behave! |
| have your eye on [sth] v expr | (aim, intend) | [etw] ins Auge fassen Rdw |
| | | [etw] in Erwägung ziehen, [etw] in Betracht ziehen Rdw |
| | | [etw] vorhaben Vt, sepa |
| | The company has an eye on future expansion into overseas markets. |
| have your eye on doing [sth] v expr | (aim, intend) | vorhaben Vt, sepa |
| | | in Erwägung ziehen, in Betracht ziehen Rdw |
| | | ins Auge fassen Rdw |
| | I keep working this job, but I have my eye on going back to college. |
| have your feet on the ground v expr | (be a pragmatic person) | mit beiden Beinen auf dem Boden stehen Rdw |
| have your head screwed on v expr | informal, figurative (be sensible, practical) (Moral) | sein Herz am richtigen Fleck haben Rdw |
| | (Vernunft) | bei klarem Verstand sein Rdw |
| | It is best to have your head screwed on when dealing with money. |
| | I'm confident he'll make a wise decision; he's got his head screwed on right. |
not have a stitch on,
not wearing a stitch expr | (person: naked) | splitterfasernackt Adj |
| | | nichts anhaben Pron + Vt, sepa |
| | | nackt sein Adj + Vi |
set your heart on [sth],
have your heart set on [sth] v expr | (desire greatly, long for) | etwas unbedingt wollen Adj + Vt |
| | She had set her heart on a trip to Japan. |
| | The little boy had his heart set on getting a puppy for Christmas. |
| | Sie wollte unbedingt nach Japan reisen. // Der kleine Junge wollte zu Weihnachten unbedingt einen Welpen. |
take vengeance on [sb],
have vengeance on [sb] v expr | (be avenged) | rächen Vr |
| | | es jemandem heimzahlen Rdw |
| | Mark took vengeance on his old girlfriend by putting embarrassing pictures online. |