In the lead up to the Eurovision Song Contest 2016, which is being held in Stockholm this year, there’s a lot of Swedish trivia floating around the net. Here’s some rather quirky catchphrases and their English translations which may seem a little odd:
- To beat around the bush = Att gå som katten runt het gröt (To walk like a cat around hot porridge)
- No worries = Ingen ko på isen (There’s no cow on the ice)
- They’re wasted = De är på kanelen (They’re on cinnamon)
- To seek revenge = Att ge igen för gammal ost (To give back old cheese)
- You have a skeleton in your closet = Du har inte rent mjöl i påsen (You don’t have clean flour in your bag)
- There’s something fishy going on here! = Här ligger en hund begraven! (There’s a dog buried here!)
- You’re raging mad! = Du är skogstokig! (You’re forest crazy!)
Japppp…I’m sure that there must be some explanation for these wacky phrases, but I think I’d prefer to just accept them and their charm for what they are. Do you know any more? If you do, let me know in a comment below. I’d love to hear them!
Ha en trevlig dag! Vi ses!
Davve
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