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Meaning: To insert oneself into a situation uninvited; to meddle or interfere.
Language: Swedish
Literally: to lay oneself in
Category: The Absurd
Origin: Origin uncertain; the phrase pictures inserting oneself physically into a space where one does not belong.
More idioms — The Absurd
- slåss mot väderkvarnar — To engage in a futile struggle against imaginary or trivial enemies.
- błędne koło — A logical fallacy or impossible situation in which the solution requires solving the prob…
- nic a nic — Not at all; not in the slightest.
- pi razy oko — A rough, approximate measure with little precision; give or take.
- robić dobrą minę do złej gry — To grin and bear it; to pretend a bad situation is acceptable.
- wziąć z sufitu — To invent something without basis; to make something up or fabricate it.
More Swedish idioms
- sätta någon på plats — To rebuke or humble someone by establishing proper order or respect.
- på hal is — In a precarious or dangerous situation that one cannot control or easily escape.
- 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.
From our tongue twisters
- Didon dîna, dit-on, du dos d'un dodu dindon dont le dodu dos dodine. — A 'd' / 'din' / 'dod' avalanche that seems designed to jam the tongue in third gear.
- Zehn zahme Ziegen ziehen zehn Zentner Zucker zum Zoo. — A sustained 'z' / 'ts' drill — every word starts with the same affricate.
- Wenn Fliegen hinter Fliegen fliegen, fliegen Fliegen Fliegen nach. — Fliegen means 'flies' (insects), 'to fly', and 'flying' — all at once, relentlessly.