Å være ute og sykle
Meaning: To be completely mistaken or to have no idea what you're talking about.
Language: Norwegian
Literally: To be out cycling
Category: Daily Life
Origin: Modern Norwegian image of someone pedalling off in entirely the wrong direction, far from the matter at hand.
More idioms — Daily Life
- At tisse i bukserne for at holde varmen — A quick fix that makes the problem worse soon after.
- Heittää lusikka nurkkaan — To die.
- Olla pipo kireällä — To be uptight, grumpy or in a foul mood.
- Mít kliku — To be lucky.
- A freca menta — To waste time; to loaf around doing nothing useful.
- A-i pica fisa — To finally understand something.
More Norwegian idioms
- 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.
- 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.
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