"pincers" Practice Dutch lesson

Recording	English	Dutch	Status
	pincers	tang
	the pincers	de tang
	to have someone where you want him; to have someone by the short and curlies	iemand in de tang nemen
	In that way other airlines are grabbed by the short and curlies.	Op die manier worden andere luchtvaartmaatschappijen in de tang genomen.
	The woman screamed, and struck the poor animal with the tongs.	De vrouw schreeuwde en sloeg met de tang naar het arme beest.