Cambridge English: PET (B1 Voorbereidend) - Idioomuitdrukkingen

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{one's} cup of tea [Zinsdeel]

a type of activity, subject, etc. that one is very good at or enjoys very much

Ex: Adventure sports have always been her cup of tea .

piece of cake [Zinsdeel]

anything that is very easy to achieve or do

Ex: I thought the job interview would be tough , but it turned out to be a piece of cake .

to not take something seriously or to only partially accept it

Ex: If I were you , I ’d take his advice with a pinch of salt .

to [spill] the beans [Zinsdeel]

to reveal a secret that one was asked not to tell anyone

Ex: John could n't keep a secret and always ended up spilling the beans about surprises his friends had planned for others .

to [go] pear-shaped [Zinsdeel]

to proceed in a way that causes a bad outcome

Ex: I was trying to fix the leaky faucet , but then everything went pear-shaped and I ended up flooding the bathroom .

to [cry] over spilled milk [Zinsdeel]

to feel upset or regretful about something that has already happened and cannot be undone

Ex: The cake I baked did n't turn out well , but there 's no point in crying over spilled milk .

once in a blue moon [Zinsdeel]

used for saying that something can only happen on very rare occasions

Ex: They visit their grandparents ' farm once in a blue moon to reconnect with their rural roots .

to [see] eye to eye [Zinsdeel]

to completely agree with someone and understand their point of view

Ex: The negotiation process was challenging , but eventually , both parties found common ground and began to see eye to eye .

cold feet [zelfstandig naamwoord]

angst

Ex: The investor got cold feet about the risky business venture and withdrew their financial support .

De investeerder kreeg koude voeten over het riskante bedrijfsavontuur en trok zijn financiële steun terug.

to [pull] {one's} leg [Zinsdeel]

to joke with someone in a friendly manner by trying to make them believe something that is not true

Ex:

an arm and (a|) leg [Zinsdeel]

a large sum of money

Ex: The luxury car he bought cost him an arm and a leg , but he considered it a status symbol .

to [break] the ice [Zinsdeel]

to make two or more strangers get comfortable with each other and engage in a conversation

Ex: In a new workplace , team-building activities are often used to break the ice among colleagues .

Cambridge English: PET (B1 Voorbereidend)
Weer en Ecologie	Uitvoerende kunsten en evenementen	Socialisatie en relaties	Activiteiten en Hobby's
Vakantie en Toerisme	Beroepen	Rollen in Kunst en Media	Zakelijk en werkgelegenheid
Transportation	Reislogistiek en Status	Genres en inhoud	Media en uitzending
Kwaliteiten & Voorwaarden	Voedingsartikelen	Koken en Smaak	Idioomuitdrukkingen
Symptomen en Letsels	Behandelingen en Herstel	Social Media	Kleding en Mode
Winkelen en transacties	Winkels en Bedrijven	Dieren en dierendelen	Landschappen en Landvormen
Algemene acties en uitdrukkingen	Positieve gevoelens	Moeilijke Gevoelens	Onderwijs en academische wereld
Household	Huis en Eigendom	Karaktereigenschappen	Concurrentie en Uitrusting
Sport en Mensen	Technologie en berichten	Fysieke verschijning	Concepten en processen
Taal en communicatie