pattern

Invloed en Betrokkenheid - Priority

Ontdek hoe Engelse idiomen als 'op een laag pitje staan' en 'aan de slag gaan' zich verhouden tot prioriteit in het Engels.

review-disable

Herzien

flashcard-disable

Flashcards

quiz-disable

Quiz

Begin met leren
English idioms related to Influence & Involvement
on the back burner

used to say that something is being ignored or postponed because it lacks urgency or importance

[Zinsdeel]
daily words
wordlist
Sluiten
Inloggen
Definitie & Betekenis van "(on|to) the back burner"
on the front burner

of an extremely high priority or importance

[Zinsdeel]
daily words
wordlist
Sluiten
Inloggen
Definitie & Betekenis van "(on|to) the front burner"
to have bigger fish to fry

to have more interesting or important matters to deal with

[Zinsdeel]
daily words
wordlist
Sluiten
Inloggen
Definitie & Betekenis van "to [have] (bigger|better|other) fish to (fry|catch)"
to get down to brass tacks

to begin talking about basic or important facts of a situation

[Zinsdeel]
daily words
wordlist
Sluiten
Inloggen
Definitie & Betekenis van "to [get] down to brass tacks"
back to (the) basics

used when one has to focus on the simplest and most important facts of a situation, particularly those that one was ignoring, in order to get the intended result

[Zinsdeel]
daily words
wordlist
Sluiten
Inloggen
Definitie & Betekenis van "back to (the|) basics"
second banana

an individual who is not as important or influential as someone else in an organization

tweede man, assistente

tweede man, assistente

Google Translate
[zelfstandig naamwoord]
daily words
wordlist
Sluiten
Inloggen
Definitie & Betekenis van "second banana"
second fiddle

a person who does not receive as much attention or is not as influential as someone else in a group or organization

tweede viool, ondergeschikte rol

tweede viool, ondergeschikte rol

Google Translate
[zelfstandig naamwoord]
daily words
wordlist
Sluiten
Inloggen
Definitie & Betekenis van "second fiddle"
to take a back seat

to be placed in a less important or weaker position compared to that of someone else

[Zinsdeel]
daily words
wordlist
Sluiten
Inloggen
Definitie & Betekenis van "to [take] a back seat"
first things first

used to state that there are more important things that one must do or consider before trying to deal with other things

[Zinsdeel]
daily words
wordlist
Sluiten
Inloggen
Definitie & Betekenis van "first things first"
(at the) top of the agenda

in the position of utmost importance or high priority

[Zinsdeel]
daily words
wordlist
Sluiten
Inloggen
Definitie & Betekenis van "(at the|) top of the (agenda|list)"
the last thing on one's mind

something that is not being thought about or considered, often due to more pressing or immediate concerns

[Zinsdeel]
daily words
wordlist
Sluiten
Inloggen
Definitie & Betekenis van "the last thing on {one's} mind"
second best

an alternative that is not as fulfilling or desirable as other options that one has

tweede beste, alternatief

tweede beste, alternatief

Google Translate
[zelfstandig naamwoord]
daily words
wordlist
Sluiten
Inloggen
Definitie & Betekenis van "second best"
to fall by the wayside

to not have the same importance or urgency as something else

[Zinsdeel]
daily words
wordlist
Sluiten
Inloggen
Definitie & Betekenis van "to [fall|drop] by the wayside"
to set great store by something

to see something as extremely necessary or important

[Zinsdeel]
daily words
wordlist
Sluiten
Inloggen
Definitie & Betekenis van "to [set] great store by {sth}"
LanGeek
LanGeek app downloaden