Að ganga með grasið í skónum

Meaning: To be secretly in love or full of longing.

Language: Icelandic

Literally: To walk with the grass in your shoes

Category: Nature

Origin: An old Icelandic image of restless yearning, with grass sprouting in the shoes of the wandering lovesick.

More idioms — Nature

• Mlatiti praznu slamu — To engage in pointless talk or effort.
• Bacati drvlje i kamenje — To hurl furious abuse at someone.
• Prodavati maglu — To peddle empty promises and con people.
• Kam vietor, tam plášť — To turn with whoever holds power.
• Kā pliks pa nātrēm — In a frantic, painful hurry.
• Itaga mo sa bato — You can count on it absolutely.

More Icelandic idioms

• Að kasta til höndunum — To do a job carelessly and in haste.
• Rúsínan í pylsuendanum — A pleasant, unexpected bonus at the very end.
• Að taka einhvern á beinið — To give someone a stern talking-to.
• Að fara í geitarhús að leita ullar — To seek something where it can't possibly be found.
• Að leggja árar í bát — To give up and stop trying.
• Að leggja höfuðið í bleyti — To sleep on a problem and think hard about it.

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