At score kassen

Meaning: To make a big, easy profit.

Language: Danish

Literally: To score the cash box

Category: Daily Life

Origin: Danish slang for raking in the whole till at once — a sudden windfall.

More idioms — Daily Life

• Lyödä rahoiksi — To cash in; to profit handsomely.
• Přijít s křížkem po funuse — To arrive uselessly too late.
• Nem enged a negyvennyolcból — To stubbornly refuse to compromise.
• Pole pole ndio mwendo — Slow and steady gets you there.
• Sortir de ses gonds — To fly into a rage; to lose one's temper suddenly and violently.
• Jeter le bébé avec l'eau du bain — To discard something valuable while getting rid of what's unwanted.

More Danish idioms

• At slå koldt vand i blodet — To calm down and keep a cool head.
• At gå agurk — To go crazy or berserk.
• 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.

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