ta sig friheten
Meaning: To take a liberty or privilege that one has not been explicitly granted.
Language: Swedish
Literally: to take oneself freedom
Category: Daily Life
Origin: The image is of helping oneself to freedom or license as if it were an object one could take.
More idioms — Daily Life
- 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.
- bära eller brista — To succeed or fail; to endure the test or collapse under it.
- ciągnie swój do swego — People naturally gravitate toward and associate with those similar to themselves.
- podbijać bębenka — To flatter someone in an attempt to win their favor.
- na kolanie — Done quickly, crudely, or without proper care; improvised and shoddy.
More Swedish idioms
- surt sa räven — To claim that something undesirable was not worth having anyway, as a way of masking disa…
- slåss mot väderkvarnar — To engage in a futile struggle against imaginary or trivial enemies.
- ha is i magen — To remain calm and composed under pressure, resisting the urge to act rashly.
- mitt på ljusan dag — In broad daylight; openly and obviously, not in secret.
- Att glida in på en räkmacka — To have things handed to you without effort.
- Att ha rent mjöl i påsen — To have a clean conscience; nothing to hide.
From our untranslatable words
- Chōu kōng — To steal a moment of escape from a hectic schedule — finding a sliver of free time and us…
- Jugaad — A creative, frugal fix — a clever improvised solution that gets things done with whatever…
- Cafuné — The tender act of running your fingers through someone's hair — an intimate gesture of lo…