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| bear down on [sth/sb] vi phrasal + prep | (push, press on) | drukken onoverg.ww |
| | Bear down on the pen to make clear carbon copies. |
| bear down on [sb] vi phrasal + prep | figurative (weigh heavily upon) (figuurlijk) | zwaar wegen op, zwaar drukken op onoverg. uitdr. |
| | Emma felt the full weight of her financial worries bearing down on her. |
| bear down on [sb/sth] vi phrasal + prep | UK (rush towards) | snel afkomen op onoverg. uitdr. |
| | The truck came bearing down on the brothers as they were crossing the street. |
| bear down on [sb] vtr phrasal insep | (approach threateningly) | dreigend afkomen op iemand onoverg. uitdr. |
| | The man was bearing down on Jim along the path. |
| bring [sb/sth] on vtr phrasal sep | (performer, act: send on stage) | ten tonele brengen frase |
| | It was time to bring on the next act. |
call on [sb] for [sth],
call upon vtr phrasal insep | (seek help) | een beroep doen op onoverg. uitdr. |
| | | zich wenden tot wk. ww |
| | (figuurlijk) | aankloppen bij ww + vz |
| | John called on his friends for support. |
call on [sb],
call upon vtr phrasal insep | (turn to [sb] for help) | een beroep doen op onoverg. uitdr. |
| | | zich wenden tot wk. ww |
| | (figuurlijk) | aankloppen bij ww + vz |
| | When you need help, then who can you call upon if not your friends? |
call on [sb] to do [sth],
call upon [sb] to do [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (request that [sb] do [sth]) | verzoeken, oproepen overg. ww |
| | The union called on the workers to support a strike. |
| call on [sb] vtr phrasal insep | (visit [sb]) | bezoeken overg. ww |
| | John called on Mary while she was in the hospital. |
center on [sb/sth] (US),
centre on [sb/sth] (UK) vtr phrasal insep | (have as main purpose) | draaien om, draaien rond ww+vz |
| | My grandfather's life centered on his family. |
| crack down on [sb] vtr phrasal insep | informal (punish) | met harde hand optreden tegen frase |
| | Every holiday, police set up checkpoints to crack down on drunk drivers. |
| drop in on [sb] vtr phrasal insep | informal (visit) | aanlopen bij, langsgaan bij ww + vz |
| | (informeel) | binnenwippen bij ww+vz |
| | Matilda enjoys dropping in unannounced on her friends. |
| fall back on [sb/sth] vi phrasal + prep | informal, figurative (resort to, rely on) | terugvallen op ww + vz |
| | Whenever I am in trouble, I know that I can always fall back on my friends and family. |
fall on [sb/sth],
fall upon [sb/sth] vtr phrasal insep | (attack) | iemand aanvallen over. ww |
| | The two men fell on their victim as he was walking down the street. |
fall on [sb],
fall upon [sb] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (person: greet, embrace) | iemand omhelzen over.ww |
| | Derek fell upon his brother and they wept with joy at being reunited. |
| fill [sb] in (on [sth]) vtr phrasal sep | informal (person: update) | iem. op de hoogte brengen frase |
| | | bijpraten overg.ww |
| | He had to leave the meeting for a while, so we filled him in when he got back. |
frown on [sth/sb],
frown upon [sth/sb] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (disapprove of) | fronsen op iets/iemand woordgr |
| | Teachers frown on students being late for class. |
| | Management frowns upon employees socializing at the water cooler. |
| get on to [sb] vtr phrasal insep | informal (contact [sb]) | met iemand in contact komen woordgr |
| | Let me get on to my attorney and see what he says. |
| get on with [sb] vtr phrasal insep | informal (be friends) | het kunnen vinden met, op kunnen schieten met frase |
| | If you can't get on with your boss, it might be better to quit. |
| | Als je het niet kunt vinden met je baas, is het misschien beter om ontslag te nemen. |
| go on about [sth/sb] vi phrasal + prep | UK, informal (talk incessantly about) | over iets doorgaan woordgr |
| | The teacher went on about the topic he had chosen regardless of the fact that many students were asleep. |
| go on about [sth/sb] vi phrasal + prep | UK, informal (talk unintelligibly about) | over iets doorgaan woordgr |
| | When my sister goes on about programming, I can't understand a word she is saying. |
| grass on [sb] vtr phrasal insep | UK, slang (inform on) (informeel) | verklikken overg. ww |
| | | verraden, aangeven overg. ww |
| | His sister-in-law grassed on him and he was arrested. |
| hang on to [sth/sb] vtr phrasal insep | (cling to) | aan iets vasthouden woordgr |
| | The slope was so steep and slippery that I had to hang on to a tree to avoid falling. |
| hang up on [sb] vi phrasal + prep | (end phone call) (telefoon) | ophangen onoverg. ww |
| | (verouderd) | de hoorn op de haak gooien onoverg. uitdr |
| | I was giving Alex a piece of my mind when he hung up on me! |
| harp on at [sb] vi phrasal + prep | informal (nag) | zeuren ww |
| | My mother always harps on at me about doing my chores. |
| hit on [sb] vtr phrasal insep | mainly US, slang (flirt with, try to seduce) (figuurlijk) | versieren ww |
| | Gladys told the guy who was hitting on her to get lost. |
| | Gladys vertelde de man die haar aan het versieren was om te verdwijnen. |
hold on to [sth/sb],
hold onto [sth/sb] vtr phrasal insep | (grasp, clutch) | aan iets vasthouden woordgr + onoverg.ww |
| | If you think you are going to slip, hold on to my arm. |
| | Als je denkt dat je gaat uitglijden, hou je dan vast aan mijn arm. |
| impose on [sb] vtr phrasal insep | (force yourself on [sb]) | zich opdringen wk.ww |
| | | opdringerig zijn onoverg.uitdr. |
| | Ken imposed on his hosts and made them irritable. |
| impose on [sb] vtr phrasal insep | (inconvenience [sb]) | iem. tot last zijn onoverg.uitdr. |
| | I don't want to impose on you but could you collect my dry cleaning? |
| lead [sb] on vtr phrasal sep | informal, figurative (mislead) (figuurlijk) | iemand misleiden overg.ww |
| | | iemand bedriegen overg.ww |
| | I thought he loved me, but he was just leading me on. |
lean on [sb],
lean upon [sb] vtr phrasal insep | (rely on for support) (figuurlijk) | op iemand steunen woordgr + overg.ww |
| | You can always lean on me. |
look down on [sb],
look down upon [sb] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (feel superior to) (figuurlijk) | op iemand neerkijken overg.ww |
| | It is wrong to look down on people less fortunate than yourself. |
| look in on [sb/sth] vi phrasal + prep | (visit or check in passing) | langs gaan bij onoverg. uitdr. |
| | (informeel) | langs wippen bij onoverg. uitdr. |
| | While I'm in town I should look in on my parents. |
| | Please look in on the baby and make sure she's tucked in. |
look on [sb] as [sth],
look upon [sb] as [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (regard, consider: as) | iemand beschouwen als overg.ww |
| | | iemand zien als overg.ww |
| | I always looked upon him as a brother. |
move [sb] on,
move on [sb] vtr phrasal sep | often passive (compel to go elsewhere) | iemand verplaatsen overg.ww |
| | They went to the park, but once more the police moved them on. |
| pick on [sb] vtr phrasal insep | (harass, bully [sb]) | iem. pesten overg.ww |
| | Please don't pick on me because I'm small! |
| | Pest me niet omdat ik klein ben. |
rely on [sb],
rely upon [sb] vtr phrasal insep | (have trust in) | vertrouwen hebben in overg.uitdr. |
| | | vertrouwen op ww+vz |
| | Can you rely on her? |
rely on [sb],
rely upon [sb] vtr phrasal insep | (be dependent on) | zich verlaten op wk.ww+vz |
| | | rekenen op ww+vz |
| | My mother relies on me to go shopping for her. |
| sell [sb] on [sth] vtr phrasal sep | mainly US (convince) | iets overhalen, aanpraten overg.ww |
| | As hard as he tried, he couldn't sell her on the idea. |
| set [sth/sb] on [sb/sth] vtr phrasal sep | (let loose) | iets loslaten op overg.ww + vz |
| | The hunters set the dogs on the scent. |
Samengestelde woorden:
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| animadvert on [sth/sb] vi + prep | formal (criticize) | bekritiseren overg. ww |
| | | berispen, terechtwijzen overg. ww |
| | The author animadverted on his rival's work. |
on behalf of [sb/sth],
on [sb/sth]'s behalf,
also US: in behalf of [sb/sth],
in [sb/sth]'s behalf prep | (in place of [sb]) | namens vz |
| Opmerking: "On behalf of, on sb/sth's behalf" is currently much more common than "in behalf of, in sb/sth's behalf." |
| | I'm phoning on behalf of my daughter, who has lost her voice. |
| | The millionaire sent somebody to bid on the painting on his behalf. |
| bludge on [sb] vi + prep | informal, AU (live at [sb] else's expense) (informeel) | klaplopen onoverg.ww |
| | When are you going to get a job and stop bludging on your parents? |
| boomerang on [sb] vi | US, figurative (backfire on) (figuurlijk) | een boemerangeffect hebben overg. uitdr. |
| | Jessica made one silly mistake and her plan boomeranged on her. |
brief [sb] on [sth],
brief [sb] about [sth] vtr + prep | (give a summary talk) | op de hoogte brengen, op de hoogte stellen overg. uitdr. |
cheating,
cheating on [sb] n | informal (infidelity) | vreemdgaan nw het |
| | Shelley has had enough of her boyfriend's cheating; she is leaving him. |
| compliment [sb] on [sth]⇒ vtr | (say [sth] nice to [sb]) | een compliment geven aan overg. uitdr. |
| | | complimenteren overg.ww |
| | Amy complimented me on my new haircut. |
| confer [sth] on/upon [sb]⇒ vtr | (give or bestow [sth]) | verlenen, toekennen overg.ww |
| | | geven overg.ww |
| | The president conferred the medal of honor upon the soldier. |
congratulate [sb],
congratulate [sb] on [sth]⇒ vtr | (express joy for and to: [sb]) | feliciteren overg. ww |
| | | gelukwensen overg. ww |
| | Everyone congratulated us on our stroke of luck. |
| congratulate [sb] on [sth]⇒ vtr | (express joy for [sb]) | feliciteren met ww + vz |
| | | gelukwensen met ww+vz |
| | Everyone congratulated us on our stroke of luck. |
| be down on [sth/sb] v expr | informal (dislike) | niet mogen bw+overg. ww |
| | | een afkeer hebben van uitdr. |
| | Why are you so down on James? He has never done anything to hurt you. |
| etch lines on [sb]'s face v expr | figurative (time, etc.: age [sb]) (figuurlijk) | een getekend gezicht hebben overg.uitdr. |
| | Time had etched deep lines on Leon's face. |
fall on [sb/sth],
fall upon [sb/sth] vi + prep | (eyes: look at [sth]) | vertaling niet beschikbaar |
| | The teacher's eyes scanned the room and fell on Joshua's nervous face. |
| fob [sth] off on [sb] v expr | informal (give [sb] [sth] inferior, unsatisfactory) | iemand afschepen met iets woordgr |
| | Martin tried to fob off his old laptop on me. |
| foist [sth] on [sb]⇒ vtr | (impose) | aanpraten overg. ww |
| | | opdringen overg. ww |
| | | opleggen overg. ww |
| get on [sb]'s nerves v expr | informal (irritate [sb]) (informeel) | op iemands zenuwen werken, iemand op de zenuwen werken frase |
| | (inf., Belg.) | op iemands systeem werken frase |
| get on well with [sb] v expr | informal (be friends) | goed met iemand overweg kunnen, goed opschieten met iemand, het goed met iemand kunnen vinden frase |
| | I get on well with my sister. |
| | Ik schiet goed op met mijn zus. |
| get [sb] started (with/on [sth]) vtr + adj | (help to begin) | op gang brengen frase |
| | | opstarten overg.ww |
| get [sb] started (on [sth]) vtr + adj | (prompt to talk) | beginnen over ww + vz |
| | Don't get him started on politics. He'll be ranting for an hour! |
| | Laat hem niet beginnen over politiek. Hij zal tieren voor een uur! |
| give [sb] credit (on [sth]) vtr + n | (allow delayed payment) | krediet verlenen, krediet verstrekken nw + ww |
| | I soon regretted giving him credit on that purchase. |
| | Ik had al snel spijt toen ik hem krediet verleende voor die aankoop. |
| go soft on [sb] v expr | informal, figurative (be lenient, gentle) | mild worden tegen iemand woordgr |
| | Don't go soft on me, you need to say what you really think. |
grate on [sb],
grate with [sb] vi + prep | figurative (annoy [sb]) | irriteren, ergeren onoverg.ww |
| | After a while, Laura's whining voice started to grate on Hanna. Incorrect use of grammar really grates with me. |
| have a crush on [sb] v expr | (be attracted to: [sb]) | verliefd zijn op onoverg. uitdr. |
| | Wendy had a crush on a boy in her class. |
| have a hold on [sb] v expr | informal, figurative (exert control) | beheersen overg.ww |
| | | macht hebben over onoverg. uitdr. |
| | In New Jersey, Democrats have had a hold on the Senate seats for many years. |
| have nothing on [sb/sth] v expr | slang (be inferior) (informeel) | niets zijn vergeleken bij onoverg. uitdr. |
| | Richard is lovely, but he's got nothing on his brother. |
| | Richard is lief, maar hij is niets vergeleken bij zijn broer. |
| have nothing on [sb] v expr | informal (have no evidence against) (informeel) | iemand niets kunnen maken onoverg. uitdr. |
| | The police can't arrest me. They've got nothing on me! |
| | De politie kan me niet arresteren. Ze kunnen me niets maken. |
| have your eye on [sb] v expr | (watch) (figuurlijk) | iemand in de gaten houden frase |
| | I've got my eye on you, young man. So behave! |
| | Ik hou je in de gaten, jongeman! Dus gedraag jezelf! |
(hot) on the heels of [sb],
(hot) on [sb]'s heels prep | slang (close behind) (figuurlijk) | iemand op de hielen zitten frase |
| | The police officer was hot on the heels of the speeding driver. |
| | De politie zat de bestuurder op de hielen. |
| hung up on [sb] prep | slang, figurative (infatuated) (informeel) | gek op, dol op, weg van, verslingerd op bn + vz |
| | She's still hung up on him after all these years. |
| | Ze is nog steeds gek op hem, na al die jaren. |
| hurry [sb] on vtr + adv | (urge [sb] to go faster) | iemand opjagen overg. ww |
| | The mother hurried her children on so they wouldn't miss the train. |
| impale [sb] on [sth]⇒ vtr | (pierce or spike) | spietsen overg. ww |
| | | aan een spies rijgen overg. uitdr. |
| | The force of the crash threw the driver from the car and impaled him on a piece of rebar. |
| inflict [sth] on [sb]⇒ vtr | (impose, enforce) | opdringen overg. ww |
| | (maatregelen) | opleggen overg. ww |
| | This is a bad time to inflict new taxes on working people. |
| inflict [sth] on [sb] vtr | (deliver: a blow, punishment) | toebrengen, toedienen overg. ww |
| | The enemy inflicted severe injuries on them. |
| instruct [sb] on [sth] vtr + prep | (show, explain to [sb] how to do [sth]) | instrueren, uitleggen overg.ww |
| | Carl instructed Ben on how to install his new sink. |
| intrude on [sth/sb] vi + prep | (interrupt uninvited) (in een gesprek) | ongevraagd mengen bw + ww |
| | | ongelegen komen bw+ww |
| | I hate to intrude on your party, but the noise is really bothering me. |
| keep a check on [sth/sb] v expr | informal (monitor) (informeel, fig.) | in de gaten houden frase |
| | I'm keeping a check on his work to ensure that he's doing it right. |
| keep tabs on [sb/sth] v expr | informal, figurative (monitor) (figuurlijk) | in de gaten houden overg. uitdr. |
| | | streng toezien op onoverg. uitdr. |
| | A business should keep tabs on what its competitors are doing. |
| lay a hand on [sb] v expr | informal (hit or harm [sb]) | slaan overg.ww |
| | (figuurlijk) | iem. een haar krenken frase |
| | I would never lay a hand on my children; I don't believe in corporal punishment. |
| lay hands on [sb] v expr | (person: heal by touch) (bij genezing) | de handen opleggen nw mv + ww |
| | After the preacher laid hands on him he began to walk without his crutches. |
| let up on [sb] v expr | (stop making difficulties for [sb]) | het iemand moeilijk maken woordgr |
| | The boss has just given Charlie another pile of work; she never lets up on him. |
look down on [sb/sth],
look down upon [sb/sth] v expr | (observe from high up) | op iets neerkijken overg.ww |
| | From the top of the tower you can look down upon the whole city. |
| make a mark on [sth/sb] v expr | figurative (have an impact) | beroemd worden onoverg. uitdr. |
| | (figuurlijk) | een stempel drukken op onoverg. uitdr. |
| | d*** Button made his mark on figure skating when he performed the first double axel jump. |
| make an impression (on [sb]) v expr | (have impact) | een indruk maken nw de + ww |
| make [sb]'s hair stand on end expr | (frighten [sb]) (figuurlijk) | iemands haar overeind doen staan, iemands haren te berge doen rijzen frase |
| | That guy was so creepy, he made my hair stand on end. |
| obtrude [sth] on [sb] vtr + prep | (impose, thrust: [sth] on [sb]) | opdringen overg. ww |
on [sb]'s coattails,
on the coattails of [sb] (US),
on [sb]'s coat-tails (UK) expr | (succeed: thanks to [sb] else) (figuurlijk) | meeliften op ww+vz |
| go on the hunt for [sth/sb] v expr | (look for [sth], [sb]) | op jacht gaan naar onoverg.uitdr. |
| | When he turned 18, Ron went on the hunt for his biological parents. |
| be on the hunt for [sth/sb] v expr | (look for [sth], [sb]) | op jacht zijn naar onoverg.uitdr. |
| | My cat is always on the hunt for mice and birds. |
| on the part of [sb] prep | (by) | van de kant van vz |
| | There is a strong desire on the part of new citizens to help shape the places in which they live. |
| on top of [sth/sb] prep | (with [sth/sb] beneath) | bovenop vz |
| | The judoka threw her opponent to the floor and landed on top of him. |
| pat [sb/sth] on the head v expr | (touch gently on head) (op hoofd) | aaien, strelen overg.ww |
| | Rob patted his son on the head. |
perpetrate,
perpetrate [sth],
perpetrate [sth] on [sb] vtr | (carry out, commit) | plegen, begaan overg. ww |
| | The children perpetrated a hoax on their parents when they pretended to run away. |
| pounce on [sb/sth] vi + prep | (jump upon prey, enemy) | bespringen overg.ww |
| | | zich storten op wk.ww+vz |
| | The fox pounced on the rabbit and carried it off. |
| | The officer pounced on the gunman and disarmed him. |
| put [sb] on the spot v expr | informal (challenge, embarrass) | in het nauw drijven, voor het blok zetten frase |
| | My teacher put me on the spot with a difficult question. |
| put [sb] on trial v expr | (make appear in court) (juridisch) | laten voorkomen ww + ww |
| | Sometimes innocent people are put on trial for murder. |
| put the mockers on [sth/sb] v expr | UK, informal (thwart, bring bad luck to) | dwarsbomen, tegenwerken overg.ww |
| | The manager thinks the team will win, but she doesn't want to say so in case she puts the mockers on them. |
rat,
rat on [sb] vi | slang (inform on [sb]) | verklikken, verraden onoverg.ww |
| | | klikken onoverg.ww |
| reimpose [sth] on [sb] vtr + prep | (apply forcefully again) | opnieuw opleggen bw + overg. ww |
| reliant on [sth/sb] doing [sth] expr | (situation: depending) | afhankelijk bn |
| | Our success is reliant on everyone doing their job. |
set [sb/sth] to [sth],
set [sb/sth] on [sth] v expr | (apply, start) | zetten, stellen overg.ww |
| | The boss set his employees to work on the project. |