SvenskaVardagTa det lugnt.
Literal meaning Take it calm.
English Take it easy.
Du behöver inte stressa - ta det lugnt!
You don't need to stress - take it easy!
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Det regnar katter och hundar.
Literal meaning It's raining cats and dogs.
English It's raining heavily.
Vi stannar inne, det regnar katter och hundar.
Let's stay inside, it's pouring down.
Lägg korten på bordet.
Literal meaning Put the cards on the table.
English Put your cards on the table / be honest.
Om vi ska lösa det här måste du lägga korten på bordet.
If we're going to solve this, you need to be open and honest.
Han gick på pumpen.
Literal meaning He went to the pump.
English He fell for it / got tricked.
Jag trodde det var sant, men jag gick på pumpen.
I thought it was true, but I fell for it.
Jag måste bita i det sura äpplet.
Literal meaning I have to bite into the sour apple.
English I have to bite the bullet / do something unpleasant.
Jag hatar att ringa tandläkaren, men jag måste bita i det sura äpplet.
I hate calling the dentist, but I have to bite the bullet.
Jag har inte en röd tråd i mitt arbete.
Literal meaning I don't have a red thread in my work.
English There's no coherence / I can't see the logic.
Ditt tal behöver en röd tråd så att åhörarna hänger med.
Your talk needs a clear thread so the audience can follow.
Han kastade in handduken.
Literal meaning He threw in the towel.
English He gave up.
Efter tre timmars försök kastade han in handduken.
After three hours of trying, he gave up.
Hon känns som en fisk i vattnet på festen.
Literal meaning She feels like a fish in water at the party.
English She feels right at home / in her element.
När han spelar piano är han som en fisk i vattnet.
When he plays piano, he's in his element.
Dra öronen åt sig.
Literal meaning Pull one's ears to oneself.
English Listen up / take notice.
Nu får ni dra öronen åt er, det här är viktigt!
Listen up everyone, this is important!
Det föll på rak mark.
Literal meaning It fell on flat ground.
English It fell on deaf ears / had no effect.
Hans argument föll tyvärr på rak mark.
Unfortunately, his arguments fell on deaf ears.
Kalla en spade för en spade.
Literal meaning Call a spade a spade.
English Call a spade a spade / speak plainly.
Jag föredrar att kalla en spade för en spade.
I prefer to call a spade a spade.
Han rider på en hög häst.
Literal meaning He's riding a high horse.
English He's being arrogant / snooty.
Efter att ha fått jobbet rider han på en hög häst.
Since getting the job, he's been riding high.
De slipar sina knivar.
Literal meaning They're sharpening their knives.
English They're plotting / getting ready for a fight.
I köket slipar alla sina knivar inför tävlingen.
In the kitchen, they're all sharpening their knives for the competition.
Det var vatten på hans kvarn.
Literal meaning It was water on his mill.
English It played right into his hands.
När motståndaren gjorde det misstaget var det vatten på hans kvarn.
When his opponent made that mistake, it played right into his hands.