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2 [lichaamsdeel met betrekking tot een dier] leg3 [bot; stof waaruit botten bestaan] bone5 [met betrekking tot een kous; met betrekking tot een voorwerp] leg♦voorbeelden:een houten been • a wooden legop het verkeerde been gezet worden • 〈 sport〉 be wrong-footed; 〈 figuurlijk〉 be misled; 〈informeel; figuurlijk〉 be sent barking up the wrong treehij brak zijn been • he broke his legde benen strekken • stretch one's legsmet de benen over elkaar • with one's legs crosseder was veel volk op de been • a great many people were aboutik kan niet meer op mijn benen staan • I can't keep on my feet any longereen leger op de been brengen • raise an armyop de been blijven • remain on one's feetweer op de been zijn • be up and about (again)hij is al de hele dag op de been • he's been on his feet all daystevig op zijn benen staan • be steady on one's legsgoed ter been zijn • be a good walkerzich de benen uit het lijf lopen • run one's legs off〈 spreekwoord〉 het zijn sterke benen die de weelde kunnen dragen • it is no easy matter to bear prosperity decently -
2 geen been in zien
v. make no bones about -
3 ergens geen been in zien
ergens geen been in zienVan Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > ergens geen been in zien
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make no bones about (doing) something — make no bones about (doing) sth idiom to be honest and open about sth; to not hesitate to do sth • She made no bones about telling him exactly what she thought of him. Main entry: ↑boneidiom … Useful english dictionary
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