English-German dictionary - Letter "H" - Page 32 He was killed in action during the fight for Monte Cassino in 1944.He was killed when his parachute malfunctioned.He was last seen on Friday, leaving his house.He was led away/off in handcuffs.He was literally bowled over by the news.He was lost the moment he heard her singing.He was lucky in that he had friends to help him.He was miffed at not being invited.He was more than a match for his opponent.He was murdered in circumstances yet to be clarified.He was not too pleased/thrilled about/with it.He was only joking.He was open-mouthed.He was ousted as chairman.He was outspoken in his criticism of the Iraq war.He was pedalling /pedaling furiously.He was photographed, fingerprinted and had a DNA sample taken on two occasions.He was pointing / aiming a gun at the door.He was quickly accepted as / made a member of their circle.He was quite unapologetic about it.He was racked by/with doubts over whether his decision was right.He was ravished by her charm.He was sensible enough to take a break every two hours of driving.He was sentenced to 90 days' hard time.He was sentenced to death on a charge of/for high treason.He was sentenced to life imprisonment.He was sentenced to two years' imprisonment.He was sequestered in his room.He was shocked by the bluntness of her refusal.He was smitten with her from the moment he laid eyes on her.He was so afraid that he could not think clearly.He was standing on the bridge looking at the river beneath.He was still alive during the Jasmine revolution.He was stopped by police for speeding.He was struck by a car.He was suddenly struck by the thought that ...He was suspended with immediate effect.He was sworn in as president.He was talking to me just now, before you got your oar in.He was the father of Swedish gymnastics.He was the laughing stock of his class.He was the leader of the armies and had cognizance of all matters pertaining to war.He was there in all his glory.He was thunderstruck.He was tightly/closely marked by the opponent's defence.He was told off for being late.He was too quick for her and jinked away every time.He was transgressing.He was trying to get a word in edgewise during a lengthy mobile-phone conversation.He was unfazed by the delay.He was unlucky, he was at/in the wrong place at the wrong time.He was unreachable for comment.He was utterly destroyed/devastated/gutted when his girlfriend left him.He was very off-hand.He was very poor, whence his habit of saving money.He was virtually unknown before running for office.He was walking a fine line between being funny and being rude.He was waylaid by reporters as he left the official building.He was wearing a garish T-shirt underneath his shirt.He was well-liked by his peers.He was wide-eyed. He wasn't sure he was going the right way, but he just carried on.He watched her reflectively.He watched us from across the street.He went away empty-handed.He went through enormous trouble.He went through the roof.He went underground to avoid arrest.He went whole hog.He whispered urgently in my ear.he whoHe who does lend, loses his friend.He who excuses, accuses himself.He who grasps too much holds nothing fast.He who has an art, has everywhere a part.He who laughs last, laughs longest/best.He who pays the piper calls the tune.He who will reap must sow.He who would learn to command well must first of all learn to obey.He will be angry to learn that you have disobeyed his orders.He will be gone by then.He will be offered treatment, with the caveat that it may not work.He will listen to reason.He will live to rue it.He will never achieve anything.He will succeed her as chair of the committee / to the post of chair of the committee.He will take her word over mine.He won by a close vote.He won by cheating.He won us over with his great defensive play.He won't be attending the conference.He won't bite you.He won't come until you invite him.He won't join the project unless it's financially worthwhile for him.He won't listen to anything I say.He won't set the Thames on fire.He won't stir a finger.He won't tell her because he hasn't got the gumption.He won/lost the race by a whisker.He wondered what the word could possibly mean.He worked as a police source under the code name 'George'.He worked on the play until he died.He worked wonders.He works from Monday to Friday.He works from morning to night.He works Monday through Friday.He would be a good match for her because they share the same interests.He would be delighted to play piano at your wedding.He would have liked to come along.He would stop at nothing to ...He wouldn't give it houseroom.He wouldn't harm a fly.He wouldn't stoop to thieving / stoop so low as to steal from a dead person.He wound up in a pub.he writes as followsHe writes not from experience but just from empathy.He wrote a novel with a kick.He wrote for the now-defunct local newspaper.He'll be a pushover for her.He'll be attending the university in autumn.He'll be here at any moment.He'll be making a special guest appearance on the television show.