Ana ugglor i mossen

Meaning: To sense that something fishy is going on.

Language: Swedish

Literally: To suspect owls in the bog

Category: Animals

Origin: From Danish 'ulver i mosen' — wolves in the marsh; Swedes misheard wolves as owls, and the harmless birds inherited the menace.

More idioms — Animals

马马虎虎 — So-so; careless and only just passable.
拍马屁 — To flatter or suck up to someone.
At have rotter på loftet — To be a little crazy.
Päästä kuin koira veräjästä — To escape consequences entirely; to get off scot-free.
Dělat z komára velblouda — To blow something tiny wildly out of proportion.
Egyik kutya, másik eb — Two things are exactly the same; six of one, half a dozen of the other.

Lägga rabarber på något — To claim or grab something for yourself.
Nu har du satt din sista potatis — You've done your last misdeed; you're finished.
Att göra en pudel — To make a public, grovelling apology.
Att ha tummen mitt i handen — To be hopelessly clumsy; all thumbs.
Nu är det kokta fläsket stekt — Now we're really in trouble.
Att kasta yxan i sjön — To give up completely.

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