Lägga rabarber på något
Meaning: To claim or grab something for yourself.
Language: Swedish
Literally: To lay rhubarb on something
Category: Food & Drink
Origin: A folk-etymological garbling of the Latin-derived 'embargo' into the homely Swedish garden word for rhubarb.
More idioms — Food & Drink
- Nu har du satt din sista potatis — You've done your last misdeed; you're finished.
- Bułka z masłem — Something very easy; a piece of cake.
- Se faire rouler dans la farine — To be conned or deceived.
- Avoir le melon — To be bigheaded and conceited.
- To have egg on your face — To look foolish or embarrassed.
- Da haben wir den Salat — Now we've got a fine mess.
More Swedish idioms
- Att göra en pudel — To make a public, groveling apology.
- Att ha tummen mitt i handen — To be hopelessly clumsy; all thumbs.
- Nu är det kokta fläsket stekt — Now we're really in trouble.
- Att kasta yxan i sjön — To give up completely.
- Att ha en räv bakom örat — To be cunning and sly.
- Att smita från notan — To dodge paying or shirk responsibility.
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