Nu är det kokta fläsket stekt

Meaning: Now we're really in trouble.

Language: Swedish

Literally: Now the boiled pork is fried

Category: Food & Drink

Origin: An escalation image: pork that has been boiled and is now also fried means things have gone thoroughly wrong.

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• Být v rejži — To be in trouble.
• अंगूर खट्टे हैं — To scorn what you secretly want but cannot have.
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More Swedish idioms

• Att kasta yxan i sjön — To give up completely.
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• Att smita från notan — To dodge paying or shirk responsibility.
• Att sätta sig på tvären — To be obstinate and refuse to cooperate.
• ge järnet — Exert maximum effort; give one's all.
• sitta med skägget i brevlådan — Be in a pickle or difficult predicament.

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