Rúsínan í pylsuendanum

Meaning: A pleasant, unexpected bonus at the very end.

Language: Icelandic

Literally: The raisin at the end of the sausage

Category: Food & Drink

Origin: Finding a sweet raisin tucked into the sausage's tip pictures a delightful final surprise.

More idioms — Food & Drink

• Balat-sibuyas — Overly sensitive and easily hurt.
• Kacang lupakan kulit — To forget your roots and origins.
• Chovya chovya humaliza buyu la asali — Small indulgences add up to a big loss.
• Mgaagaa na upwa hali wali mkavu — Effort and initiative are always rewarded.
• Être soupe au lait — To be quick-tempered and flare up easily.
• Avoir la pêche — To be full of energy and on top form.

More Icelandic idioms

• Að taka einhvern á beinið — To give someone a stern talking-to.
• Að fara í geitarhús að leita ullar — To seek something where it can't possibly be found.
• Að leggja árar í bát — To give up and stop trying.
• Að leggja höfuðið í bleyti — To sleep on a problem and think hard about it.
• Þetta reddast — Things will work out fine in the end.
• Að ganga með grasið í skónum — To be secretly in love or full of longing.

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