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81 be of the opinion (that)
(to think: He is of the opinion that nothing more can be done.) vera þeirrar skoðunar (að) -
82 be (out) on strike
((of workers) to be striking: The electricity workers are (out) on strike.) vera í verkfalli -
83 be on the market
(to be for sale: Her house has been on the market for months.) vera til sölu -
84 be on the offensive
(to be making an attack: She always expects people to criticize her and so she is always on the offensive.) vera í árásarstöðu -
85 be on the point of
(to be about to (do something): I was on the point of going out when the telephone rang.) vera að því kominn að -
86 be on the tip of one's tongue
(to be almost, but usually not, spoken or said: Her name is on the tip of my tongue (= I can't quite remember it); It was on the tip of my tongue to tell him (= I almost told him).) vera við að muna e-ðEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > be on the tip of one's tongue
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87 be out for
(to be wanting or intending to get: She is out for revenge.) vera á höttunum eftir -
88 be out of one's mind
(to be mad: He must be out of his mind!) vera viti sínu fjær -
89 be (out) on strike
((of workers) to be striking: The electricity workers are (out) on strike.) vera í verkfalli -
90 be poles apart
(to be as different or as far apart as possible.) vera gjörólíkir -
91 be prepared
((of a person) to be ready (for something, to do something etc): We must be prepared for a disappointment; I'm not prepared (=willing) to lend him more money; The motto of the Scouts is `Be Prepared!'.) vera reiðubúinn -
92 be pressed for
(to be short of: I must hurry - I'm pressed for time.) vera í tímaþröng -
93 be quit of
(to be rid of: I am glad to be quit of that job.) vera laus við -
94 be rid of
(to have removed, to remove; to free oneself from: I thought I'd never get rid of these weeds; I'm rid of my debts at last.) vera laus við; losna við -
95 be sold on
(to be enthusiastic about: I'm sold on the idea of a holiday in Canada.) vera æstur/ákafur í -
96 be sunk
(to be defeated, in a hopeless position etc: If he finds out that we've been disobeying him, we're sunk.) búinn að vera -
97 be taken up with
(to be busy or occupied with: He's very taken up with his new job.) vera upptekinn (af) -
98 be taken with/by
(to find pleasing or attractive: He was very taken with the village.) vera hrifinn af -
99 be the pride and joy of
(to be the object of the pride of: He was his parents' pride and joy.) vera stolt og yndi -
100 be too much for
(to overwhelm; to be too difficult etc for: Is the job too much for you?) vera (e-m) ofviða
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