 | English | Danish | |
| Partial Matches |
 | Don't interrupt me! | Lad være med at afbryde mig! | |
| Unverified to jog sb.'s memory | at hjælpe ngns. hukommelse på gled | |
| sport talem. to throw in the towel | at kaste / smide håndklædet i ringen | |
| to roll out the red carpet | at rulle den røde løber ud | |
| talem. to let the cat out of the bag | at slippe katten ud af sækken | |
| talem. to strike while the iron is hot | at smede mens jernet er varmt | |
| talem. Unverified to be about to | at stå i begreb med at | |
| to get into a car | at stige ind i en bil | |
| talem. to be (as) drunk as a lord [Br.] | at være fuld som en allike | |
| talem. to be only skin and bone / bones | at være kun skind og ben | |
| bibel. talem. to turn the other cheek | at vende den anden kind til | |
| to possess sb. [e.g. demon, evil spirit] | at besætte ngn. [fx dæmon, ond ånd] | |
| Unverified to list sth. | at liste ngt. [opstille på en liste] | |
| to commemorate sb./sth. | at mindes ngn./ngt. [fejre mindet om] | |
| to perform | at opføre [fx et skuespil, en opera] | |
| gastr. to coat | at overtrække [fx en kage med chokolade] | |
| to hang out [coll.] [e.g. with friends] | at være sammen [uform.] [fx med venner] | |
| talem. to see the light of day [be born, begin to exist] | at se dagens lys [blive født, opstå] | |
| to mount sth. [bicycle, horse] | at stige op på ngt. [cykel, hest] | |
| Unverified to be not fit to hold a candle to sb. [idiom] | at ikke nå ngn. til anklerne [talemåde] | |
| Unverified to be unable to hold a candle to sb. [coll.] [idiom] | at ikke nå ngn. til anklerne [talemåde] | |
| to set fire to sb./sth. | at sætte ild til / på ngn./ngt. | |
| It's got nothing to do with you! | Det har intet med dig at gøre! | |
| What has that got to do with the subject? | Hvad har det med emnet at gøre? | |
| to have a heart of gold [idiom] | at have et hjerte af guld [talemåde] | |
| talem. to add fuel to the fire / flames | at kaste / hælde / smide benzin på bålet | |
| talem. to take sth. with a grain of salt | at tage ngt. med et gran salt | |
| talem. to not see the wood / forest for the trees | ikke at se skoven for bare træer | |
| sport Unverified to break (sth.) [win a tennis game in which the opponent is serving] | at bryde (ngt.) [i tennis vinde modstanderens serveparti] | |
| to be allowed to | at måtte [få el. have lov til at] | |
| to frequent sth. | at opsøge ngt. [et bestemt sted e.l.] | |
| Unverified to tail sb. [coll.] | at skygge ngn. [hemmeligt følge efter og udspionere] | |
| Unverified to abound in sth. [mistakes, irregularities, etc.] | at vrimle med ngt. [med fejl, uregelmæssigheder etc.] | |
| to give sb. head [vulg.] | at sutte den af på ngn. [meget uform.] | |
| Unverified to be very rich | at have røven fuld af penge [uform.] [vulg.] | |
| talem. to see light at the end of the tunnel | at se lys for enden af tunnelen / tunnellen | |
| talem. to throw the baby out with the bath water / bathwater | at smide / kaste / hælde barnet ud med badevandet | |
| to be able to do sth. | at være i stand til at gøre ngt. | |
| to stay | at blive [ikke forlade et sted el. en tilstand] | |
| What's he got to do with it all, then? | Hvad har han så med det hele at gøre? | |
| to assassinate sb. | at myrde ngn. [især en politisk vigtig eller magtfuld person] | |
| talem. Unverified to hang sb. out to dry [coll.] | at lade ngn. i stikken [dagl.] [i en vanskelig situation] | |
| ordsp. You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him / it drink. | Man kan tvinge hesten til truget, men man kan ikke tvinge den til at drikke. | |
| to stay | at forblive [blive på samme sted el. i samme tilstand] | |
| to name sb./sth. after sb./sth. | at opkalde ngn./ngt. efter ngn./ngt. | |
| Unverified to douse sth. [a candle, a light, a fire] | at slukke ngt. [dagl.] [et levende lys, en brændende tændstik, en brand] | |
| to aim sth. at sb./sth. [e.g. a gun, a torch] | at rette ngt. mod ngn./ngt. | |
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