Angličtina | Švédčina |
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hide one's light under a bushel (to conceal one’s positive qualities or talents) verb [UK: haɪd wʌnz laɪt ˈʌnd.ə(r) ə ˈbʊʃ.l̩] [US: ˈhaɪd wʌnz ˈlaɪt ˈʌnd.r̩ ə ˈbʊʃ.l̩] | |
hoist by one's own petard (be hurt by one's own plot) adjective | fångas i sin egen fällaadjektiv smaka på sin egen medicinadjektiv |
hold one's breath (to hold one's breath) verb [UK: həʊld wʌnz breθ] [US: hoʊld wʌnz ˈbreθ] | hålla andanverb |
hold one's tongue (refrain from talking about something, see also: shut up) verb [UK: həʊld wʌnz tʌŋ] [US: hoʊld wʌnz ˈtəŋ] | knipa igenverb knipa käftverb tiga [teg, tigit, pres. tiger]verb |
hole in one (in golf) noun | hole-in-onesubstantiv spiksubstantiv |
in one's element (in a suitable environment) preposition | vara i sitt essepreposition |
in the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king (In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king) phrase [UK: ɪn ðə lænd əv ðə blaɪnd ðə wʌn aɪd mæn ɪz kɪŋ] [US: ɪn ðə ˈlænd əv ðə ˈblaɪnd ðə wʌn ˈaɪd ˈmæn ˈɪz ˈkɪŋ] | |
keep one's cool (to remain composed, calm) verb | ha is i magenverb |
keep one's fingers crossed (hope for the best) verb [UK: kiːp wʌnz ˈfɪŋ.ɡəz krɒst] [US: ˈkiːp wʌnz ˈfɪŋ.ɡərz ˈkrɒst] | hålla tummarnaverb |
keep one's mouth shut verb [UK: kiːp wʌnz maʊθ ʃʌt] [US: ˈkiːp wʌnz ˈmaʊθ ˈʃət] | hålla käftverb hålla käftenverb |
kick up one's heels (dance) verb [UK: ˈkɪk ʌp wʌnz hiːlz] [US: ˈkɪk ʌp wʌnz ˈhiːlz] | |
kill two birds with one stone (solve two problems at once) verb [UK: kɪl ˈtuː bɜːdz wɪð wʌn stəʊn] [US: ˈkɪl ˈtuː ˈbɝːdz wɪθ wʌn ˈstoʊn] | |
know like the back of one's hand (be intimately knowledgable about) verb [UK: nəʊ ˈlaɪk ðə ˈbæk əv wʌnz hænd] [US: ˈnoʊ ˈlaɪk ðə ˈbæk əv wʌnz ˈhænd] | |
laugh one's head off (laugh uproariously) verb [UK: lɑːf wʌnz hed ɒf] [US: ˈlæf wʌnz ˈhed ˈɒf] | |
look before one leaps (think before taking action) verb | |
lose one's temper (to be explosively angry) verb [UK: luːz wʌnz ˈtem.pə(r)] [US: ˈluːz wʌnz ˈtem.pər] | få spelverb gå i taketverb |
lose one's virginity (to stop being a virgin after the first sexual intercourse) verb | |
love of one's life noun | livs kärleksubstantiv |
make a show of oneself (To embarrass oneself or others in public) verb [UK: ˈmeɪk ə ʃəʊ əv wʌn.ˈself] [US: ˈmeɪk ə ˈʃoʊ əv wʌn.ˈself] | göra bort sigverb |
make a spectacle of oneself (To embarrass oneself or others in public) verb [UK: ˈmeɪk ə ˈspek.tək.l̩ əv wʌn.ˈself] [US: ˈmeɪk ə ˈspek.tək.l̩ əv wʌn.ˈself] | göra bort sigverb |
make an exhibition of oneself (to embarrass oneself in public) verb [UK: ˈmeɪk ən ˌek.sɪ.ˈbɪʃ.n̩ əv wʌn.ˈself] [US: ˈmeɪk ˈæn ˌek.sə.ˈbɪʃ.n̩ əv wʌn.ˈself] | göra bort sigverb |
make one's bed and lie in it (to create a difficult situation and endure unpleasant consequences) verb | |
make oneself at home (make oneself comfortable as if one were in one's own home) verb [UK: ˈmeɪk wʌn.ˈself ət həʊm] [US: ˈmeɪk wʌn.ˈself ət hoʊm] | |
make oneself scarce verb [UK: ˈmeɪk wʌn.ˈself skeəs] [US: ˈmeɪk wʌn.ˈself ˈskers] | hålla sig undanverb |
make up one's mind (to decide, to reach a conclusion) verb [UK: ˈmeɪk ʌp wʌnz maɪnd] [US: ˈmeɪk ʌp wʌnz ˈmaɪnd] | bestämma sigverb |
mind one's own business (to concern oneself only with what is of interest to oneself and not interfere in the affairs of others) verb | inte lägga sig iverb sköta sig självverb strunta i det duverb |
no one (not even a single person) pronoun [UK: nəʊ wʌn] [US: ˈnoʊ wʌn] | ingenpronomen |
not even one (none at all) determiner | inte en endadeterminer |
odd one out (misfit) noun [UK: ɒd wʌn ˈaʊt] [US: ˈɑːd wʌn ˈaʊt] | katt bland hermelinernasubstantiv |