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1 foolish
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2 foolish act
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3 foolish grin
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4 foolish thing to do
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5 his foolish talk makes me cringe
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6 penny-wise and pound-foolish
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7 put away that foolish plan!
put away that foolish plan!laat dat dwaze plan varen! -
8 penny wise and pound foolish
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9 cringe
v. terugdeinzen, terugspringen, inkrimpen; zich vernederen[ krindzj]1 ineenkrimpen ⇒ terugdeinzen, terugschrikken♦voorbeelden: -
10 penny
n. "cent"; penny1 penny ⇒ stuiver, cent, duit♦voorbeelden:a penny for your thoughts • wat gaat er in je om?〈 spreekwoord〉 penny wise, pound foolish • sommige mensen zijn zuinig als het om kleine bedragen gaat, terwijl ze grote bedragen over de balk gooien〈 spreekwoord〉 take care of the pence and the pounds will take care of themselves • wie een penning niet acht, krijgt over een gulden geen macht〈Brits-Engels; informeel〉 the penny has dropped • ik 〈enz.〉〈Brits-Engels; informeel〉 two/ten a penny • twaalf/dertien in een dozijn〈 spreekwoord〉 in for a penny, in for a pound • wie aan boord is, moet meevaren; wie A zegt, moet ook B zeggen heb het door, ik snap 'm -
11 penny-wise
penny-wise♦voorbeelden: -
12 put away
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