IdiomFood & Drink
Danish
DanishAt gå agurk
Meaning: To go crazy or berserk.
Literally: To go cucumber
Example: “Publikum gik helt agurk, da bandet kom på scenen.” — The crowd went bananas when the band came on stage.
English equivalent: To go bananas
Origin: "To go cucumber": to go wild, lose control, often with enthusiasm. The phrase is modern Danish slang, and why a cucumber is not documented; the comedy of the coolest of vegetables going berserk may be the whole point.
Equivalents in other languages
Spanish: Estar como una cabra Literally: To be like a goat
English: mad as a box of frogs- English: Mad as a hatter
Afrikaans: Hy is van sy trollie af Literally: He's off his trolley- English: go bananas
- English: off one's trolley
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- At have rotter på loftet To be a little crazy.
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- At gå over åen efter vand To do something in a needlessly roundabout way.
- At trække det store læs To do the heavy lifting and carry the work.
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