Advanced Swedish vocabulary: idioms, nuanced expressions, and words an upper-level learner meets. Front: the Swedish word, phrase, or idiom. Back: English meaning.
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- att ta det lugnt
- to take it easy
- att dra i långbältet
- to draw it out, to take forever
- att kasta handduken
- to throw in the towel, to give up
- att spika fast
- to nail down, to finalize
- att sitta mellan två stolar
- to sit between two stools, to be undecided
- att bita av mer än man kan tugga
- to bite off more than one can chew
- att ha två vänster händer
- to have two left hands, to be clumsy
- att säga A och mena B
- to say one thing and mean another
- att flyga under radarn
- to fly under the radar
- att sticka ut halsen
- to stick one's neck out, to take a risk
- att stå på egna ben
- to stand on one's own feet, to be independent
- att äta sitt ord
- to eat one's words, to retract a statement
- att ta sig för hjärtat
- to take to heart, to be affected by something
- att ha huvudet i molnen
- to have one's head in the clouds, to be absent-minded
- att ge upp
- to give up, to surrender