At tisse i bukserne for at holde varmen
Meaning: A quick fix that makes the problem worse soon after.
Language: Danish
Literally: To pee in your pants to keep warm
Category: Daily Life
Origin: The brief warmth of wetting yourself in the cold gives way to deeper chill — a vivid Danish lesson in short-sighted solutions.
More idioms — Daily Life
- 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.
- חבל על הזמן (Ḥaval ʿal ha-zman) — Amazing, fantastic — though it literally means 'a waste of time'.
More Danish idioms
- 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.
- At træde i spinaten — To put your foot in it; to blunder.
- At score kassen — To make a big, easy profit.
- At slå koldt vand i blodet — To calm down and keep a cool head.