Lyödä rahoiksi
Meaning: To cash in; to profit handsomely.
Language: Finnish
Literally: To strike it into money
Category: Daily Life
Origin: Turning a stroke of luck straight 'into money' pictures a tidy, sudden windfall.
Equivalents in other languages
- Danish: At score kassen — literally: To score the cash box
More idioms — Daily Life
- Přijít s křížkem po funuse — To arrive uselessly too late.
- Nem enged a negyvennyolcból — To stubbornly refuse to compromise.
- Pole pole ndio mwendo — Slow and steady gets you there.
- Sortir de ses gonds — To fly into a rage; to lose one's temper suddenly and violently.
- Jeter le bébé avec l'eau du bain — To discard something valuable while getting rid of what's unwanted.
- pull back the curtain — To expose a hidden truth or reality behind an appearance.
More Finnish idioms
- Ei ole kaikki muumit laaksossa — Someone isn't quite all there.
- Maksaa maltaita — To cost a fortune.
- Heittää lusikka nurkkaan — To die.
- Olla pipo kireällä — To be uptight, grumpy or in a foul mood.
- Päästä kuin koira veräjästä — To escape consequences entirely; to get off scot-free.
- Olla kuin Ellun kanat — To live a carefree, comfortable life.