komma till pass

Meaning: To prove useful or convenient in a particular situation; to be exactly what is needed.

Language: Swedish

Literally: to come to use

Category: Daily Life

Origin: The phrase pictures something arriving opportunely, as if summoned, to fill a need.

More idioms — Daily Life

• syna i sömmarna — To examine something with intense, often harsh scrutiny and criticism.
• sätta någon på plats — To rebuke or humble someone by establishing proper order or respect.
• högt spel — A risky venture or pursuit involving substantial stakes and danger.
• ta sig friheten — To take a liberty or privilege that one has not been explicitly granted.
• ta sig friheter — To act without appropriate restraint, especially to make inappropriate advances or impose…
• sjunga på sista versen — To be near the end of one's life or near the end of something's existence.

More Swedish idioms

• lika som bär — Identical or nearly identical to each other in appearance or character.
• lägga sig i — To insert oneself into a situation uninvited; to meddle or interfere.
• på hal is — In a precarious or dangerous situation that one cannot control or easily escape.
• surt sa räven — To claim that something undesirable was not worth having anyway, as a way of masking disa…
• slåss mot väderkvarnar — To engage in a futile struggle against imaginary or trivial enemies.
• ha is i magen — To remain calm and composed under pressure, resisting the urge to act rashly.

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