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 — 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.

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