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1 aap
♦voorbeelden:voor aap staan • look a right monkeyiemand voor aap zetten • make a monkey/laughing stock out of someonedaar kwam de aap uit de mouw • finally the truth came out -
2 iemand voor aap zetten
iemand voor aap zettenmake a monkey/laughing stock out of someoneVan Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > iemand voor aap zetten
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3 voor de gek houden
v. fool, befool, joke, josh, mock, make game of, make fun of, kid, hoax, have smb. on, quiz, monkey, pigeon, chaff, lark, rig, smoke -
4 knoeien
2 [slordig werken] make a mess (of)3 [onhandig te werk gaan] tinker (with) ⇒ monkey around/about (with)♦voorbeelden:1 wat zit je toch te knoeien! • what a mess you've made!met tabak/eten knoeien • spill tobacco/one's food (all over the place) -
5 bal
I 〈de〉1 [sport] ball2 [tot een ronde bol gevormde massa] ball3 [gulden] ±quid♦voorbeelden:een balletje trappen • kick a ball (about)op de bal spelen, niet op de man • play the ball, not the man〈 spreekwoord〉 wie kaatst, moet de bal verwachten • if you make a jest, you must take a jesteen balletje slaan • hit a ball4 het is zo koud dat je ballen eraf vriezen • it's cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey6 een rechtse bal • a conservative/right-wing snobhet zijn (echte) ballen • they think they're really somethingde ballen van iets begrijpen • not understand a damn thing about somethinggeen bal uitvoeren • not do a (bloody) stroke (of work)geen bal van iets snappen/weten • not understand/know a damn thing about somethinghet kan me geen bal schelen • I couldn't care less〈 informeel〉 de ballen! • cheers!II 〈 het〉♦voorbeelden:
См. также в других словарях:
make a monkey of — ► make a monkey of (or out of) make a fool of. Main Entry: ↑monkey … English terms dictionary
make a monkey — ( ● monkey … Useful english dictionary
make a monkey of — See make a monkey out of … Thesaurus of popular words
make a monkey out of — informal : to cause (someone) to look very foolish : to make a fool out of (someone) I m not going to let that salesman make a monkey out of me! • • • Main Entry: ↑monkey … Useful english dictionary
make a monkey out of — make a monkey of she made a monkey out of Clark in front of his friends Syn: make someone look foolish, make a fool of, make a laughingstock of, ridicule, make fun of, poke fun at … Thesaurus of popular words
make a monkey of someone — If you make a monkey of someone, you make them look foolish … The small dictionary of idiomes
make a monkey of (or out of) — make (someone) appear ridiculous. → monkey … English new terms dictionary
make a monkey (out) of (someone) — old fashioned to make someone seem stupid. That s enough of your silly tricks. Nobody makes a monkey out of me! … New idioms dictionary
make a monkey out of — ► make a monkey of (or out of) make a fool of. Main Entry: ↑monkey … English terms dictionary
make a monkey out of someone — phrase to make someone seem stupid Thesaurus: mocking and mockeryhyponym laughter and the sound of laughtersynonym Main entry: monkey … Useful english dictionary
make a monkey (out) of somebody — make a ˈmonkey (out) of sb f6 idiom to make sb seem stupid Main entry: ↑monkeyidiom … Useful english dictionary
