Idiomer og uttrykk

Question 1

To buy something without looking at it properly

Answer 1

To buy the cat in the bag / å kjøpe katta i sekken

Question 2

Bon appetit!

Answer 2

I hope that it tastes! / Håper det smaker!

Question 3

To be in a great place

Answer 3

To be in the middle of the butter melting in the porridge / å være midt i smørøyet

Question 4

What is wrong?

Answer 4

What is in the road? / Hva er i veien?

Question 5

To have your hands full

Answer 5

To have your hands full / å ha hendene fulle

Question 6

Something that is very expensive

Answer 6

To cost the shirt / å koste skjorta

Question 7

To have a mind blank

Answer 7

To have an iron curtain / å få jernteppe

Question 8

To be physically / mentally exhausted

Answer 8

To hit the wall / å møte veggen

Question 9

To speak plainly

Answer 9

To speak directly from the liver / å snakke rett fra leveren

Question 10

To take something with a pinch of salt

Answer 10

To take something with a pinch of salt / å ta noe med en klype salt

Question 11

To stand on your own two feet

Answer 11

To stand on your own legs / å stå på egene bein

Question 12

To bite off more than you can chew

Answer 12

To take water over your head / å ta seg vann over hodet

Question 13

To have a lightbulb moment

Answer 13

A light went on for me / det gikk opp et lys for meg

Question 14

Something is not quite right

Answer 14

Owls in the moss / ugler i mosen

Question 15

Packed in liked sardines

Answer 15

Like herring in a barrel / som sild i en tønne

Question 16

To have butterflies in your stomach

Answer 16

To have butterflies in your stomach / å ha sommerfugler i magen

Question 17

To be calm / in control

Answer 17

To have ice in the stomach / å ha is i magen

Question 18

To cross the line

Answer 18

To go over the line / å gå over streken

Question 19

To accept something even though you don’t like it

Answer 19

To bite into the sour apple / å bite i det sure eplet

Question 20

To make something worse than it really is

Answer 20

To paint the devil on the wall / å male fanden på veggen

Question 21

To get your shit together

Answer 21

To get the line tied / å få snøret i bånn

Question 22

Neither fish nor fowl

Answer 22

Neither fowl nor dish / verken full eller fisk

Question 23

To try to get more out of something than possible

Answer 23

To boil soup on a nail / koke suppe på en spiker

Question 24

To show off / boast / be a bit cocky

Answer 24

Come here and come here / komme her og komme her

Question 25

To put two and two together

Answer 25

To put two and two together / legge to og to sammen

Question 26

To lose self control

Answer 26

To lose one’s head / miste hodet

Question 27

To throw up (specifically when drunk)

Answer 27

To call the moose / å rope på elgen

Question 28

To count your chickens before they hatch

Answer 28

Selling the skin before the bear is shot / selge skinnet før bjørnen er skutt

Question 29

To have ended up in a stupid situation

Answer 29

To sit with your beard in the post box / sitte med skjegget i postkassen

Question 30

Don’t judge a book by its cover

Answer 30

Shouldn’t judge a dog by its hairs / skue hunden på hårene

Question 31

Give me a call

Answer 31

To hit the thread / slå på tråden

Question 32

To have a tantrum (if a child) / to stop functioning (if a machine)

Answer 32

To have a tantrum / slå seg vrang

Question 33

To kill two birds with one stone

Answer 33

Two flies with one smack / to fluer med en smekk

Question 34

Strike while the iron is hot

Answer 34

Strike while the iron is hot / smi jernet mens det er varmt

Question 35

To be put in a situation you were not prepared for

Answer 35

To be taken on the bed / å bli tatt på sengen

Question 36

To fix something temporarily, but make it worse in the long run

Answer 36

To pee your pants to make yourself warm / å tisse i buksa for å holde varmen

Question 37

Someone who is lost or doesn’t know what they are doing

Answer 37

To be out berry picking / å være ut på bærtur

To be out on cycling / å være ut å sykle

Question 38

To get your bum in gear

Answer 38

To get your bum in gear now that it is on fire / få rompa i gir, nå brenner det på dass

Question 39

To be stupid

Answer 39

To be born behind a brown cheese / å være født bak en brunost