The Nordic languages are as full of inexplicable idioms as English. Here’s a short list of the most common sayings you’ll need to get by…

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Danish

Ugler i mosen (Owls in the bog): Something suspicious is going on

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Swedish

Glida in på en räkmacka (Sliding in on a shrimp sandwich): Someone hasn’t had to work hard to get where they are

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Norwegian

Å stå med skjegget i postkassa (To stand with your beard in the postbox): Ending up in a silly situation

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Finnish

Aamu on iltaa viisaampi (The morning is wiser than the evening): Sleep on it

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Icelandic

Gluggaveður (Window weather): Misjudging the conditions

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