Å koke bort i kålen
Meaning: To come to nothing; to fizzle out unresolved.
Language: Norwegian
Literally: To boil away in the cabbage
Category: Food & Drink
Origin: Meat simmered too long in a cabbage stew dissolves until nothing distinct is left — a plan that vanishes the same way.
More idioms — Food & Drink
- At gå agurk — To go crazy or berserk.
- Maksaa maltaita — To cost a fortune.
- Mít máslo na hlavě — To have a guilty conscience or something to hide.
- Nem fenékig tejföl — It's not all rosy; things aren't as good as they seem.
- Передати куті меду (Peredaty kuti medu) — To overdo something well past the right measure.
- نمکگیر شدن (namakgir shodan) — To feel bound by gratitude after sharing someone's food or hospitality.
More Norwegian idioms
- Å være midt i smørøyet — To be in the most fortunate spot imaginable.
- Å svelge noen kameler — To make big concessions and accept what you dislike.
- Å ha en høne å plukke med noen — To have a bone to pick with someone.
- Å gjøre kål på noe — To finish something off completely.
- 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.
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