köra med
Meaning: To tease, bully, or push someone around.
Language: Swedish
Literally: to drive with
Category: Animals
Origin: The phrase draws the image of driving someone like livestock, implying domination and control.
More idioms — Animals
- kasta pärlor för svin — To offer something valuable to someone who cannot appreciate or will waste it.
- ingen ko på isen — There is no danger or immediate problem; the situation is safe.
- inte göra en fluga förnär — To be harmless and gentle, incapable of hurting even the smallest creature.
- som vatten på en gås — Something that has no effect or makes no impression, sliding off harmlessly.
- lysa med lånta fjädrar — To present oneself falsely by adopting the qualities, accomplishments, or possessions of…
- surt sa räven — To claim that something undesirable was not worth having anyway, as a way of masking disa…
More Swedish idioms
- sätta till alla klutar — To make a maximum effort or remove all restraints in pursuit of something.
- falla till föga — To surrender one's position or resistance; to give in.
- 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.
- 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.
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