At gå agurk

Meaning: To go crazy or berserk.

Language: Danish

Literally: To go cucumber

Category: Food & Drink

Origin: Playful modern Danish slang; the cool, mild cucumber is comic precisely because it's the opposite of frenzy.

More idioms — Food & Drink

• 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 — To overdo something well past the right measure.
• نمک‌گیر شدن — To feel bound by gratitude after sharing someone's food or hospitality.
• Ăn cháo đá bát — To be ungrateful and turn on those who helped you.

More Danish idioms

• At have rotter på loftet — To be a little crazy.
• Det blæser en halv pelikan — It is extremely windy.
• At tisse i bukserne for at holde varmen — A quick fix that makes the problem worse soon after.
• At save den gren over man selv sidder på — To undermine your own position.
• 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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