falla till föga
Meaning: To surrender one's position or resistance; to give in.
Language: Swedish
Literally: to fall to meekness
Category: Daily Life
Origin: The image pictures collapsing into submission, with 'meekness' or yielding as the destination one falls toward.
More idioms — Daily Life
- kratta manegen — To prepare the ground or circumstances to make it easier for someone to accomplish a task.
- lämna någon åt sitt öde — To abandon someone, leaving them to deal with consequences on their own.
- jämna med marken — To completely destroy or demolish a building or structure.
- få bukt med — To overcome, resolve, or take control of a difficult problem or challenging situation.
- spel för galleriet — To do something misleading or false primarily to impress or deceive an audience or group…
- inte ha en aning — To have no idea or understanding whatsoever about something.
More Swedish idioms
- inte spotta i glaset — To willingly accept and consume alcohol when offered; to enjoy drinking.
- het på gröten — Overly eager or impatient, wanting something too urgently.
- kasta pärlor för svin — To offer something valuable to someone who cannot appreciate or will waste it.
- med glimten i ögat — To say or do something in a joking or cheeky manner, with playful mischief rather than se…
- få betalt för gammal ost — To be punished or retaliated against for a past wrong, to receive belated payback.
- tidens tand — The slow decay and wearing away of things through the passage of time, the gradual damage…
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