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81 set one's seal to
(to give one's authority or agreement to: He set his seal to the proposals for reforms.) samþykkja -
82 shake one's fist at
(to hold up one's fist as though threatening to punch: He shook his fist at me when I drove into the back of his car.) steyta hnefa framan í -
83 shake one's head
(to move one's head round to left and right to mean `No': `Are you coming?' I asked. She shook her head.) hrista höfuð -
84 show one's paces
(to show what one can do: They made the horse show its paces.) sÿna hvað í manni/e-m bÿr -
85 show oneself in one's true colours
(to show or express one's real character, opinion etc: He pretends to be very generous but he showed himself in his true colours when he refused to give money to charity.) sÿna sitt rétta eðliEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > show oneself in one's true colours
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86 speak one's mind
(to say frankly what one means or thinks: You must allow me to speak my mind.) segja það sem manni bÿr í brjósti -
87 stand on one's own (two) feet
(to manage one's own affairs without help.) standa á eigin fótumEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > stand on one's own (two) feet
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88 stand on one's own (two) feet
(to manage one's own affairs without help.) standa á eigin fótumEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > stand on one's own (two) feet
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89 take one's time
(to do something as slowly as one wishes.) fara sér að engu óðslega -
90 take under one's wing
(to take (someone) under one's protection.) taka (e-n) undir sinn verndarvæng -
91 thank one's lucky stars
(to be grateful for one's good luck.) þakka sínum sæla fyrir -
92 throw one's voice
(to make one's voice appear to come from somewhere else, eg the mouth of a ventriloquist's dummy.) beita búktali -
93 tighten one's belt
(to make sacrifices and reduce one's standard of living: If the economy gets worse, we shall just have to tighten our belts.) herða sultarólina -
94 to one's heart's content
(as much as one wants: She could play in the big garden to her heart's content.) eins og (e-n) lystir -
95 turn on one's heel
(to turn one's back (and walk off).) snúast á hæli -
96 under one's own steam
(by one's own efforts, without help from others: John gave me a lift in his car, but Mary arrived under her own steam.) af sjálfsdáðum -
97 watch one's step
(to be careful, especially over one's own behaviour.) fara varlega -
98 with one accord
((everybody) in agreement: With one accord they stood up to cheer him.) samhljóða, einróma -
99 with one's eyes open
(with full awareness of what one is doing: I knew what the job would involve - I went into it with my eyes open.) með opin augu; meðvitaður -
100 worth one's while
(worth one's time and trouble: It's not worth your while reading this book, because it isn't accurate.) sem borgar sig
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