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.
Equivalents in other languages
- German: Da haben wir den Salat — literally: There we have the salad
- Afrikaans: Nou is die gort gaar — literally: Now the barley porridge is cooked
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- Być nie w sosie — To be in a bad mood.
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- Být v rejži — To be in trouble.
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More Swedish idioms
- 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.
- Att sätta sig på tvären — To be obstinate and refuse to cooperate.
- ge järnet — Exert maximum effort; give one's all.
- ta sig vatten över huvudet — Get in over one's head; take on more than one can manage.