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Moeilijkheden - Onaangenaamheid onder ogen zien

Ontdek Engelse idiomen die betrekking hebben op het onder ogen zien van onaangenaamheden met voorbeelden als "bat on a sticky wicket" en "in the eye of the storm".

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yoke around one’s neck

a heavy and difficult situation or responsibility that someone has to deal with

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to bat on a sticky wicket

to be dealing with a critical or extremely difficult situation

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to be in for

to be expecting something difficult or undesirable to happen

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to batten down the hatches

to get ready for trouble, difficulty, or danger

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be a man

said to man as a way of asking them to behave less emotional, more though, or more responsible in face of difficulties

wees een man, gedraag je als een man

wees een man, gedraag je als een man

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to catch a Tartar

to get into a confrontation with a person or thing that is more powerful than what one assumed

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dog's life

a miserable life filled with difficulties and misfortune

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to go through hell

to experience something that is extremely painful or difficult, particularly for a long time

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in deep water

in trouble or a very difficult situation

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pretty pass

a situation or state that is very undesirable or difficult

lastige situatie, onaangename toestand

lastige situatie, onaangename toestand

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the weight of the world

a worrisome or difficult responsibility or undertaking that is a burden to one

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to put years on somebody

(particularly of an event or a difficult situation) to cause a lot of suffering to someone and make them look or feel much older

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to rear its (ugly) head

(of a problem or unpleasant situation) to appear or become noticeable often unexpectedly

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high and dry

(of a person) placed in a difficult situation with little or no resources or help

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in the eye of the storm

used to refer to being in the middle of a chaotic or controversial situation while maintaining a sense of control

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the party is over

used to say that a period of happiness, enjoyment, etc. has come to an end and one's life is going to get back to the state it previously was, if not worse

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bad hair day

a day that is full of incidents and misfortunes

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face to face

in an inevitable confrontation with an unpleasant or difficult situation

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to go sour

(of situations, moods, or relationships) to become unpleasant or unsuccessful

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