Å gjøre kål på noe

Meaning: To finish something off completely.

Language: Norwegian

Literally: To make cabbage of something

Category: Food & Drink

Origin: Chopping a thing into cabbage-like shreds pictures putting a decisive, final end to it.

More idioms — Food & Drink

• At træde i spinaten — To put your foot in it; to blunder.
• 'n Halwe eier is beter as 'n leë dop — Half a loaf is better than none.
• Mvumilivu hula mbivu — Patience is rewarded.
• لوہے کے چنے چبانا — To face an extremely hard, gruelling task.
• Estar nas verzas — To be daydreaming and distracted.
• Arriver comme un cheveu sur la soupe — To show up at a completely inopportune, awkward moment.

More Norwegian idioms

• Å være på pinebenken — To be in anxious suspense.
• Å være ute og sykle — To be completely mistaken or to have no idea what you're talking about.
• Å ha bein i nesa — To be assertive and able to stand your ground.
• Å snakke rett fra leveren — To speak frankly, without softening anything.
• Helt texas — Utterly wild, chaotic or out of control.
• Å koke bort i kålen — To come to nothing; to fizzle out unresolved.

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