het på gröten
Meaning: Overly eager or impatient, wanting something too urgently.
Language: Swedish
Literally: hot on the porridge
Category: Food & Drink
Origin: Origin uncertain; the phrase pictures someone so eager for food that they are uncomfortably close to the hot dish.
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