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Engels Idioom / spreekwoorden / gezegden Translation Glossary

Engels term		Engels translation
rat in a hole		not a standard idiomatic expression, more of a mixed metaphor
redacted by order of		removed or edited out by order of
reloaded		The return of xxxx /or/ xxxx Returns	Lara Barnett
Entered by: Lara Barnett
Replacements groupie		a groupie for the band The Replacements
rhyme (how you kick a football)		it ryhmes with punt
salty close		no
shallow stone		not a standard term; probably implies natural stone paving slabs
She has a little skip in her step.		She walks with a lighter tread. (Lit.) / She's more light-hearted =) happier. (Fig.)
shoehorned full		full to bursting/crammed full
shuffle along the line		slowly moving up the queue	Tony M
Entered by: Tony M
sitting on the monster's chest		has killed the monster	Sheila Wilson
Entered by: Sheila Wilson
skip in their walk		Their physical movements show their happiness
sleep ready		missing coma?
Solid Gold, -Dealer		explanation
square away		put things in order; get organized
stand taller		have a loftier moral stature
surf's up!		let's go!	Alain Dellepiane
Entered by: Alain Dellepiane
take a bullet for someone		to accept blame or injury to protect someone	Alain Dellepiane
Entered by: Alain Dellepiane
take a dive for me		"to lose intentionally"...	airmailrpl
Entered by: airmailrpl
Take to		attack with
That is no country for old men		William Butler Yeats poem, Sailing to Byzantium	Ildiko Santana
Entered by: Ildiko Santana
That one not even the devil would tell!		You don't say!
That's where I'm coming from		Ha, now you've learnt the hard way that I'm no beginner at this game!	NancyLynn
Entered by: NancyLynn
that’s what arm punches are for		if your fellow player monopolises the play, punch him/her on the arm
The eagles gather.		Portent of great forthcoming event
The polarity of nutrients and pathogens...		The presence of the opposite tendencies of food and bacteria...
the Queen of Sheba		Who does she think she is? The Queen of Sheba?
the sword of Damocles		living with a dark cloud over his head
the tooth of time for deterioration		the ravages of time
tinker's bath		an old iron/tin bath
Tippin\' forties		drinking forty ounce bottles of liquor	Elvana Moore
Entered by: Elvana Moore
To "sweat down"		to cook vegetables over a low heat without adding water
to be all but over		to have more or less/almost completely come to an end
to be in with a shot at winning		to have a chance of winning	Gabor Kun
Entered by: Gabor Kun
to be neat as a new pin		to be tidy and clean	Tsogt Gombosuren
Entered by: Tsogt Gombosuren
to be on the black		playing the black ball
to bring a bust		sculputured representation
to cool it / to dig it		to stop/to understand something
to fair worse (misprint)		to fare worse
to fall slightly left of the center		is slightly more radical than the average.

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