Common Danish idioms and proverbs drawn from everyday speech and folk wisdom. Front: the Danish idiom or proverb. Back: English meaning.
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- Det er ikke raketten
- It is not rocket science
- At have sommerfugle i maven
- To have butterflies in one's stomach
- Når katten er væk, danser musene
- When the cat is away, the mice play
- Det er ikke guld alt der glimmer
- All that glitters is not gold
- At have hovedet i skyerne
- To have one's head in the clouds
- At drikke som en fisk
- To drink like a fish
- At have fugle i hovedet
- To be scatterbrained
- Den som først kommer til mølle, får først malt
- First come, first served
- At være på tværs
- To be stubborn or contrary
- Det løber ikke væk
- It is not going anywhere
- En torn blandt roser
- A thorn among roses
- At have både og
- To want to have it both ways
- En mand af ord alene
- A man of words only
- At være rødt i øjet af
- To be red with anger
- At komme på andre tanker
- To change one's mind
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