Helt texas
Meaning: Utterly wild, chaotic or out of control.
Language: Norwegian
Literally: Completely Texas
Category: The Absurd
Origin: Cowboy Westerns left Norwegians using 'Texas' as shorthand for lawless mayhem; it surged in slang in the late 20th century.
Equivalents in other languages
- Persian: خر بیار و باقالی بار کن (khar biyār o bāqālī bār kon) — literally: Bring a donkey and load it with fava beans
More idioms — The Absurd
- Det blæser en halv pelikan — It is extremely windy.
- Ei ole kaikki muumit laaksossa — Someone isn't quite all there.
- לאכול סרטים (Le'ekhol sratim) — To overthink and imagine dramatic worst-case scenarios.
- Da wird der Hund in der Pfanne verrückt — An exclamation of utter disbelief.
- 杯弓蛇影 (bēi gōng shé yǐng) — To frighten yourself with imaginary fears.
- Μου άναψες τα λαμπάκια — You made me furious.
More Norwegian idioms
- Å koke bort i kålen — To come to nothing; to fizzle out unresolved.
- Å være midt i smørøyet — To be in the most fortunate spot imaginable.
- Å svelge noen kameler — To make big concessions and accept what you dislike.
- Å ha en høne å plukke med noen — To have a bone to pick with someone.
- Å gjøre kål på noe — To finish something off completely.
- Å være på pinebenken — To be in anxious suspense.