English-German dictionary - Letter "H" - Page 23 He became a Catholic in compliance with his mother's dying wish.He beckoned me to follow him.He began poking about in the cupboard, looking for the sweetener.He began to feel sorry he ...He begged to come with us.He begrudges the money.He behaves like a bull in a china shop.He bestrode his horse with the grace of a born horseman.He betrayed his wife with her best friend.He blatantly ignored it.He blew a fuse.He blew his top.He bore the palm.He bought them expensive presents, out of guilt.He brandished a stick at the dog.He breaks a fly on the wheel.He broke all records. He beat all records.He brought about the company's collapse by his reckless spending.He brought home the bacon.He called her a liar and at that she stormed off.He called me a copycat for buying the same shoes.He called me names.He came all right, but too late.He came all the same.He came by himself.He came by the same token.He came dashing into the room.He came in the flesh.He came off the loser.He came on as a substitute in the 83rd minute.He came to her aid.He came to notice only in 2005.He came within a whisker of dying on the operating table.He came, he saw, he conquered.He can be completely relied upon to keep a bargain.He can easily/well afford it.He can get away with murder.He can go hang.He can knock back quite a bit!He can smoke as much as he wants when in his room.He can speak English.He can take it.He can tell you a thing or two about it.He can't bring himself to say the term "state of lawlessness".He can't help it. It's in his nature.He can't take a joke.He can't take criticism.He cannot do it for himself.He cannot make any sense of this reasoning.He cannot read music.He cannot sit up, much less walk / to say nothing of walking.He carefully pieced together the torn fragments of an invoice.He challenged her to make her dream a reality.He chanced to be ...He cherishes his privacy.He cherishes the memory of that day.He choked on a fishbone.He chugalugged a few beers.He claims he saw it.He claims that the drugs were planted on him.He claims to know you. He coaches boxing.He cocked his head and looked at me.He comes from a background of poverty.He comes over all shy whenever he meets her.He confessed he'd been having an affair with a woman in his office.He confessed to several burglaries.He confided that he ...He consciously/recklessly disregarded the risk to others.He considers such jobs beneath him.He continued his perusal of the newspaper.He continues to hedge on whether ...He corralled us all into his office for a quick meeting.He could barely stifle his laughter.He could be open to challenge for having refused candidates on the basis of their religion.He could do with losing a few pounds.He could easily have come.He could hardly/scarcely keep his eyes open.He could not be less suited to the task.He could not distinguish the colour of the car in the fading light.He could not have escaped without the connivance of the guards.He could not measure up to her.He could retire now and live in comfort for the rest of his life.He could win any race hands down.He couldn't bring his party colleague round to recommend an 'out' vote.He couldn't fathom why ...He couldn't organise a piss-up in a brewery.He couldn't stand it any more there.He countered that ...He created this mess, and now he'll have to fix it.He cried out at each stroke of the whip.He cringed at the thought.He crossed off the names of the people who had already been invited.He cut a caper.He cut his finger.He cuts no ice with me.He dances well to whom fortune pipes.He deals with/handles all kinds of people in his job.He decided to go freelance.He deliberately overlooked me.He delivered the speech with his usual aplomb.He delved into his pockets for a piece of paper.He denied it to the last.he denies himselfHe departed from his word.He deserves a slap.He deserves better.He developed an interest in music when he was a child.He did all the talking.He did his best to avert suspicion.He did his best.He did it again and again.He did it in joke.He did it in spite of himself.He did it. He actually did it!He did magic/conjuring tricks for the children.He did not come until ...He didn't brush his teeth.He didn't even begin to try.He didn't even have the grace to apologize.He didn't have a dime.He didn't have anywhere to go.