Þetta reddast

Meaning: Things will work out fine in the end.

Language: Icelandic

Literally: It will sort itself out

Category: Daily Life

Origin: A national Icelandic mantra of optimism, born of life on a harsh island where somehow things always come right.

More idioms — Daily Life

• Glavom kroz zid — To stubbornly attempt the impossible.
• Okrenuti ploču — To abruptly change your tune.
• Држати свећу — To be the awkward third wheel to a couple.
• Трла баба лан — Pointless busywork done just to pass the time.
• Бели кахъри — Trivial, almost pleasant things to fret over.
• Обръщам дебелия край — To start treating someone harshly.

More Icelandic idioms

• Að ganga með grasið í skónum — To be secretly in love or full of longing.
• Að kasta til höndunum — To do a job carelessly and in haste.
• Rúsínan í pylsuendanum — A pleasant, unexpected bonus at the very end.
• Að taka einhvern á beinið — To give someone a stern talking-to.
• Að fara í geitarhús að leita ullar — To seek something where it can't possibly be found.
• Að leggja árar í bát — To give up and stop trying.

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