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Swedish Idioms & Expressions

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Common Swedish idioms and expressions with their literal meaning and real-world sense.

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There is no cow on the ice

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  1. 1There is no cow on the ice
    Det är ingen ko på isen (there's no danger/problem)
  2. 2To slide in on a shrimp sandwich
    Att glida in på en räkmacka (to have it easy, not earn success)
  3. 3Now the penny has dropped
    Nu har det ramlat ner en spänn (now I understand)
  4. 4To be out and ride
    Att vara ute och cykla (to be completely wrong)
  5. 5It tastes like crow
    Det smakar kråka (it tastes awful)
  6. 6To have a taste on something
    Att ha smak för något (to like something)
  7. 7To have butter in the stomach
    Att ha smör i magen (to be naive/gullible)
  8. 8To go to hell in a hand basket
    Att gå åt helvete (to go downhill/wrong)
  9. 9Like night and day
    Som natt och dag (completely different)
  10. 10To have heart and soul
    Att ha hjärta och själ (to put effort into something)
  11. 11To be like cat around hot porridge
    Att gå som katten kring het gröt (to beat around the bush)
  12. 12To throw the sponge in the ring
    Att kasta in handduken (to give up)
  13. 13To take water over his head
    Att ta vatten över huvudet (to take on too much)
  14. 14Like taking candy from a child
    Som att ta godis från ett barn (very easy)
  15. 15To stand with the beard in the mailbox
    Att stå med skägget i brevlådan (to be in an awkward situation)
  16. 16To not have all horses in the stable
    Att inte ha alla hästar i stallet (to be crazy)
  17. 17To slide on a banana peel
    Att halka på en banan (to make a mistake)
  18. 18To sit with your hands in your lap
    Att sitta med händerna i knät (to do nothing)
  19. 19To have bread for the teeth
    Att ha bröd för tänderna (to face a challenge)
  20. 20To go to hell in the same basket
    Att fara åt helvete tillsammans (to fail together)
  21. 21To pull the emergency brake
    Att dra i nödbromsen (to stop something urgently)
  22. 22To see through the fingers with something
    Att se genom fingrarna med något (to overlook something)
  23. 23To have the wind in the back
    Att ha vinden i ryggen (to have favorable conditions)
  24. 24To burn the candle at both ends
    Att bränna ljuset i båda ändar (to work too hard)
  25. 25To sit on the fence
    Att sitta på stängslet (to be undecided)
  26. 26To have snow in the brain
    Att ha snö i hjärnan (to be absent-minded)
  27. 27To bite in the grass
    Att bita i gräset (to die)
  28. 28To put the foot down
    Att sätta ner foten (to be firm/assert)
  29. 29To have the tail between the legs
    Att ha svansen mellan benen (to be defeated/ashamed)
  30. 30To hold good mine to bad game
    Att hålla god min till dåligt spel (to put on a brave face)

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