Att ha en räv bakom örat

Meaning: To be cunning and sly.

Language: Swedish

Literally: To have a fox behind the ear

Category: Animals

Origin: A fox hidden just behind the ear pictures concealed craftiness ready to spring.

More idioms — Animals

Mieć węża w kieszeni — To be very stingy.
تمخض الجبل فولد فأرا — A huge fuss producing a tiny result.
مرغ همسایه غاز است — The grass is always greener next door.
A umbla cu cioara vopsită — To try to deceive people with falsehoods.
Ići niz dlaku — To go smoothly and agreeably.
Að fara í geitarhús að leita ullar — To seek something where it can't possibly be found.

Att smita från notan — To dodge paying or shirk responsibility.
Att sätta sig på tvären — To be obstinate and refuse to cooperate.
ge järnet — Exert maximum effort; give one's all.
sitta med skägget i brevlådan — Be in a pickle or difficult predicament.
ta sig vatten över huvudet — Get in over one's head; take on more than one can manage.
under kniven — Undergoing surgery, or under intense pressure to perform.

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