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1 [blijven bestaan, resteren] be left, remain2 [ongetrouwd blijven] be left on the shelf3 [nog te doen] be left (over)4 [niet naar huis gaan] stay (behind)5 [met betrekking tot planten] be (a) perennial(s)♦voorbeelden:1 de overgebleven wol/stof • the left-over wool/materialer bleef niets (van) over • there was nothing leftvan al mijn goede voornemens blijft zo niets over • all my good intentions come to nothing now3 er bleef ons niets anders over dan … • there was nothing else we could do but …4 tijdens de middagpauze blijven de leerlingen over • the pupils stay at school during the lunch break
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Left on the shelf — unattached or unmarried, and without prospects of marriage … Dictionary of Australian slang
left on the shelf — Australian Slang unattached or unmarried, and without prospects of marriage … English dialects glossary
on the shelf — British & Australian, old fashioned if someone, especially a woman, is on the shelf, they are not married and people now believe they are too old to get married. I was afraid my daughter would never find a husband, that she d be left on the shelf … New idioms dictionary
put someone on the shelf — put (someone) on the shelf to cause someone not to be available. A sore left knee put him on the shelf for two weeks, and he has missed six games … New idioms dictionary
shelf — W3S3 [ʃelf] n plural shelves [ʃelvz] [Date: 1300 1400; : Middle Low German; Origin: schelf] 1.) a long flat narrow board attached to a wall or in a frame or cupboard, used for putting things on top/bottom/next etc shelf ▪ Put it back on the top… … Dictionary of contemporary English
on the shelf — {adv.} or {adj. phr.}, {informal} Laid aside; not useful anymore. * /When a girl grows up, she puts childish habits on the shelf./ * /Mr. Myron s company put him on the shelf when he reached the age of 65./ … Dictionary of American idioms
on the shelf — {adv.} or {adj. phr.}, {informal} Laid aside; not useful anymore. * /When a girl grows up, she puts childish habits on the shelf./ * /Mr. Myron s company put him on the shelf when he reached the age of 65./ … Dictionary of American idioms
on the shelf — 1. mod. not active socially; left to oneself in social matters. □ I’ve been on the shelf long enough. I’m going to make some friends. □ She likes being on the shelf. 2. mod. postponed. (See also on the back burner.) □ We’ll have to put this… … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
put on the shelf — put (someone) on the shelf to cause someone not to be available. A sore left knee put him on the shelf for two weeks, and he has missed six games … New idioms dictionary
shelf — /Self/ noun plural shelves /Selvz/ 1 (C) a long flat narrow board fixed onto a wall or in a frame or cupboard, used for putting things on or storing things on: Put it back on the top shelf. | shelves of books | supermarket shelves 2 (C) a narrow… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
shelf — [[t]ʃe̱lf[/t]] shelves 1) N COUNT A shelf is a flat piece of wood, metal, or glass which is attached to a wall or to the sides of a cupboard. Shelves are used for keeping things on. He took a book from the shelf. ...the middle shelf of the oven.… … English dictionary