få betalt för gammal ost
Meaning: To be punished or retaliated against for a past wrong, to receive belated payback.
Language: Swedish
Literally: to be paid for old cheese
Category: Food & Drink
Origin: The image is cryptic; old cheese may evoke something that has aged and soured, or a debt long unpaid, but the exact historical source is unclear.
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