| Dutch | English |
|---|
| afbrengen | ⇆ dissuade; ⇆ divert; ⇆ put off |
| het er goed afbrengen | ⇆ carry it off; ⇆ get through very well; ⇆ do well |
| het er levend afbrengen | ⇆ escape with life; ⇆ escape with one’s life; ⇆ get off with one’s life; ⇆ survive |
| het er slecht afbrengen | ⇆ come off badly; ⇆ do badly |
| hij was er niet van af te brengen | ⇆ he could not be dissuaded from it; ⇆ we could not talk him out of it; ⇆ we could not reason him out of it |
| iemand van het rechte pad afbrengen | ⇆ lead somebody away from the right course; ⇆ lead somebody astray |