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1 between Scylla and Charybdis
between Scylla and Charybdistussen Scylla en Charybdis, tussen twee gevaren -
2 between cup and lip
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3 between decks
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4 between one thing and another she could make ends meet
English-Dutch dictionary > between one thing and another she could make ends meet
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5 between the sheets
between the sheetstussen de lakens, onder de wol -
6 between you and me and the bedpost
English-Dutch dictionary > between you and me and the bedpost
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7 between you and me and the gatepost
English-Dutch dictionary > between you and me and the gatepost
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8 between
adv. tussen; temidden van--------prep. tussen; temidden vanbetween1♦voorbeelden:→ betwixt betwixt/————————between2〈 voorzetsel〉♦voorbeelden:similarities between people • overeenkomsten tussen mensenbetween school, her music and her friends she led a busy life • met de school, haar muziek en haar vrienden had ze alles bij elkaar een druk levenbetween one thing and another she could make ends meet • met alle beetjes samen kon ze de eindjes aan elkaar knopenthey wrote the book between them • ze schreven het boek samenbetween you and me, between ourselves • onder ons (gezegd) -
9 between times
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10 between two fires
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11 between and between
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12 between a rock and a hard place
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13 between hammer and anvil
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14 between hangovers
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15 between husband and wife
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16 between life and death
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17 between ourselves
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18 between the devil and the deep blue sea
tussen twee vurenEnglish-Dutch dictionary > between the devil and the deep blue sea
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19 between the devil and the deep sea
tussen twee vurenEnglish-Dutch dictionary > between the devil and the deep sea
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20 between the lines
tussen de regels
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Between ourselves — Between Be*tween , prep. [OE. bytwene, bitweonen, AS. betwe[ o]nan, betwe[ o]num; prefix be by + a form fr. AS. tw[=a] two, akin to Goth. tweihnai two apiece. See {Twain}, and cf. {Atween}, {Betwixt}.] 1. In the space which separates; betwixt; as … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Between themselves — Between Be*tween , prep. [OE. bytwene, bitweonen, AS. betwe[ o]nan, betwe[ o]num; prefix be by + a form fr. AS. tw[=a] two, akin to Goth. tweihnai two apiece. See {Twain}, and cf. {Atween}, {Betwixt}.] 1. In the space which separates; betwixt; as … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Between you and me — Between Be*tween , prep. [OE. bytwene, bitweonen, AS. betwe[ o]nan, betwe[ o]num; prefix be by + a form fr. AS. tw[=a] two, akin to Goth. tweihnai two apiece. See {Twain}, and cf. {Atween}, {Betwixt}.] 1. In the space which separates; betwixt; as … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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