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21 go/come near to doing something
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22 hang back from doing something
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23 have a go doing something
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24 have a way of doing something
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25 in the hope of/ to have hopes of doing something
in the hope of/ to have hopes of doing somethingEnglish-Dutch dictionary > in the hope of/ to have hopes of doing something
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26 inhibit someone from doing something
inhibit someone from doing somethingiemand beletten/ervan weerhouden iets te doenEnglish-Dutch dictionary > inhibit someone from doing something
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27 intimidate someone into not doing something
intimidate someone into not doing somethingEnglish-Dutch dictionary > intimidate someone into not doing something
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28 lose no time in (doing something)
English-Dutch dictionary > lose no time in (doing something)
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29 make no scruple about doing something
English-Dutch dictionary > make no scruple about doing something
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30 persevere in doing something
persevere in doing somethingvolharden in iets, iets doorzetten -
31 persuade someone into doing something
persuade someone into doing somethingEnglish-Dutch dictionary > persuade someone into doing something
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32 persuade someone out of doing something
persuade someone out of doing somethingEnglish-Dutch dictionary > persuade someone out of doing something
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33 plan on doing something
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34 see one's way (clear) to doing something
English-Dutch dictionary > see one's way (clear) to doing something
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35 succeed in (doing) something
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36 talk of doing something
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37 talk someone into (doing) something
talk someone into (doing) somethingEnglish-Dutch dictionary > talk someone into (doing) something
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38 talk someone out of (doing) something
talk someone out of (doing) somethingEnglish-Dutch dictionary > talk someone out of (doing) something
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39 they resolved (up)on doing something
they resolved (up)on doing somethingEnglish-Dutch dictionary > they resolved (up)on doing something
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40 try one's hand at (doing) something
English-Dutch dictionary > try one's hand at (doing) something
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busy doing something — doing something, especially with a lot of attention or effort We re all busy preparing for Christmas. I was so busy worrying about Julie that I didn t even think about Jake … English dictionary
in doing something — phrase used for saying that as a result of doing one thing, you also do something else In trying to solve one problem, I created another. Thesaurus: as a result of something and describing effects and resultssynonym Main entry: in … Useful english dictionary
busy doing something — phrase doing something, especially with a lot of attention or effort We’re all busy preparing for Christmas. I was so busy worrying about Julie that I didn’t even think about Jake. Thesaurus: busy and workingsynonym Main entry: busy … Useful english dictionary
forever doing something — phrase used for emphasizing that someone does something very often, and that this is very annoying He is forever talking about his car. Thesaurus: ways of emphasizing when you are annoyed or angrysynonym Main entry: forever … Useful english dictionary
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at the risk of doing something — phrase used for saying that you realize something bad or unpleasant may happen as a result of what you are going to say At the risk of seeming boring, I don’t think we should try it. Thesaurus: involving a risk or riskssynonym Main entry: risk *… … Useful english dictionary
tired of (doing) something — phrase no longer wanting something or wanting to do something because you are bored with it or annoyed by it We were tired of waiting for him to call. get/grow tired of doing something: She’s getting tired of going into that office every day.… … Useful english dictionary
go a long way towards doing something — phrase if something goes a long way towards doing something, it helps someone to achieve something The money raised will go a long way towards paying for Freddie’s medical treatment. Thesaurus: to be advantageous and yield benefitssynonym… … Useful english dictionary
wriggle out of (doing) something — showing disapproval phrase to avoid doing something by making excuses Don’t try and wriggle out of doing your homework. Thesaurus: to avoid doing something, or to avoid somethingsynonym Main entry: wriggle … Useful english dictionary
be within an ace of doing something — be within an ace of (something/doing something) come within an ace of (something/doing something) to almost achieve something. Her ambition to star in a musical is within an ace of being (= is almost) fulfilled following talks with a West End… … New idioms dictionary
have (your) heart set on doing something — have (your) heart set on (something/doing something) set (your) heart on (something/doing something) to decide to achieve something. John had his heart set on becoming a doctor … New idioms dictionary