pull the plug
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
~ prevent from happening or continuing; "The government pulled the plug on spending"
beat around the bush
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
~ be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information
bell the cat
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
~ take a risk; perform a daring act; "Who is going to bell the cat?"
chew the fat
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
~ talk socially without exchanging too much information; "the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze"
carry the can
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
~ accept the unpleasant consequences of one's actions
clear the air
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
~ dispel differences or negative emotions; "The group called a meeting to finally clear the air"
come out of the closet
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
~ to state openly and publicly one's homosexuality; "This actor outed last year"
take the air
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
~ take a walk; go for a walk; walk for pleasure; "The lovers held hands while walking"; "We like to walk every Sunday"
take the stage
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
~ attract attention onto oneself
take the cake
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
~ rank first; used often in a negative context; "He takes the cake for chutzpah!"
take the road
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
~ give theatrical performances while traveling from town to town
take the Fifth Amendment
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
~ refuse to testify by invoking the Fifth Amendment, which states that nobody may be forced to testify as a witness against himself or herself
take the stand
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
~ give testimony in a court of law
take the floor
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
~ rise in order to make a speech or motion
take the count
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
~ be counted out; remain down while the referee counts to ten
take the field
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
~ go on a campaign; go off to war
take the bull by the horns
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
~ face a difficulty and grapple with it without avoiding it
take the Fifth
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
~ refuse to testify by invoking the Fifth Amendment, which states that nobody may be forced to testify as a witness against himself or herself
take the floor
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
~ stand up to dance