(transitive with pour) to develop a passion for, to be seized by a passion for

(figuratively) to get burnt as a result of flying too close to the sun

to pass oneself off as

(informal) to jerk off, masturbate / (informal) to do nothing, laze around

(literally) to wash one's hands / (figuratively, transitive with de) to wash one's hands of something

to get down to work, to get to work

to get down to work, to get to work

(informal) to look like an idiot, to look like a pillock, to make a fool of oneself, to be a laughing stock, to get ridiculed in front of everybody

(transitive with de) to go to the trouble of doing something, to take the trouble to do something, to bother to do something, to take the time to do something

(derogatory) to put on airs, to give oneself airs