Are you allowed to wear whatever you want?

toestaan

If someone is given the sack, they lose their job.

ontslagen worden

The English language is constantly changing.

voortdurend

In the past, when a sailor was ill, he was sent down below the deck of the ship.

dek

If someone is doing well, they are winning or being successful.

succesvol zijn

The expression comes from the sack that workers left with their employers until the job was finished

werkgever

Hang a new blind and hang some pictures on the wall.

ophangen

An idiom is an expression whose meaning isn't obvious from the words.

idioom

Here are some common idiomatic words and phrases.

idiomatisch

The Boeing 747 jumbo jet is an unusually big jet.

jet

The Boeing 747 jumbo jet is an unusually big jet.

jumbo-

If someone is doing well, we say “Well done – keep it up!” to encourage them.

ga zo door

If you know the ropes, you understand how a system works.

de kneepjes kennen

The expression “under the weather” has nautical roots – it's to do with ships and sailing.

nautisch / zeevaart-

Could you help me to put up some shelves?

ophangen

I don't like the colour of the door. I'm going to repaint it.

overschilderen

We're going to replace the sink because this one is too small and old-fashioned.

vervangen

The expression comes from the days when workers carried their tools in a bag or sack.

zak

The shelves will be put up tomorrow.

plank

The shuttlecock is the thing you hit in the game of badminton.

shuttle / veertje

But now wicked is being used by young people as slang for very good or fantastic.

slang / Bargoens

Workers used to carry their tools in a bag or sack.

gereedschap

He was injured when he was playing football and he twisted his ankle.

verstuiken

The Boeing 747 jumbo jet is an unusually big jet.

buitengewoon / extreem