Angličtina | Švédčina |
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put one's finger on (identify) verb [UK: ˈpʊt wʌnz ˈfɪŋ.ɡə(r) ɒn] [US: ˈpʊt wʌnz ˈfɪŋ.ɡər ɑːn] | sätta fingret påverb |
put one's foot in one's mouth (say or do something embarrassing or wrong) verb [UK: ˈpʊt wʌnz fʊt ɪn wʌnz maʊθ] [US: ˈpʊt wʌnz ˈfʊt ɪn wʌnz ˈmaʊθ] | |
put out of one's misery (informal: to euthanize) verb | |
raise one's voice verb | höja röstenverb |
read someone's lips (discern what somebody is saying) verb | läsa på läpparverb |
rest on one's laurels (rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further) verb [UK: rest ɒn wʌnz ˈlɒ.rəlz] [US: ˈrest ɑːn wʌnz ˈlɔː.rəlz] | vila på lagrarnaverb |
roll one's eyes (turn one's eyes upwards) verb [UK: rəʊl wʌnz aɪz] [US: roʊl wʌnz ˈaɪz] | himla med ögonenverb |
roll up one's sleeves (roll one's sleeves up) verb [UK: rəʊl ʌp wʌnz sliːvz] [US: roʊl ʌp wʌnz sˈliːvz] | |
shake one's head (move one's head from side to side) verb [UK: ʃeɪk wʌnz hed] [US: ˈʃeɪk wʌnz ˈhed] | skaka på huvudetverb |
shoot one's mouth off (make reckless or exaggerated statements) verb | prata skitverb snacka skitverb |
show one's true colors (to reveal how one really is) verb [UK: ʃəʊ wʌnz truː ˈkʌ.lərz] [US: ˈʃoʊ wʌnz ˈtruː ˈkʌ.lərz] | bekänna färgverb |
snap one's fingers (create a sound with one's fingers) verb [UK: snæp wʌnz ˈfɪŋ.ɡəz] [US: ˈsnæp wʌnz ˈfɪŋ.ɡərz] | knäppa fingrarnaverb |
someone's (the possessive adjective for someone) adjective [UK: ˈsəˌm.wənz] [US: ˈsəˌm.wənz] | någonsadjektiv |
someone's jaw dropped (expression of someone's surprise) phrase | tappa hakanphrase |
sow one's wild oats (to spread a male's genes) verb [UK: saʊ wʌnz waɪld əʊts] [US: ˈsaʊ wʌnz ˈwaɪld oʊts] | så sin havreverb så vildhavreverb |
stand one's ground (to remain resolute) verb [UK: stænd wʌnz ɡraʊnd] [US: ˈstænd wʌnz ˈɡraʊnd] | stå på sigverb |
stick one's tongue out (to push one's tongue out) verb | lipa [~de ~t]verb räcka ut tunganverb |
stick to one's guns (to maintain one's viewpoint when faced with opposition) verb [UK: stɪk tuː wʌnz ɡʌnz] [US: ˈstɪk ˈtuː wʌnz ˈɡənz] | stå på sigverb |
stone's throw (short distance) noun [UK: ˈstəʊnz.ˈθrəʊ] [US: ˈstəʊnz.ˈθrəʊ] | stenkast [~et ~]substantiv |
talk through one's hat (to speak lacking knowledge) verb [UK: ˈtɔːk θruː wʌnz hæt] [US: ˈtɔːk θruː wʌnz ˈhæt] | |
thank one's lucky stars (to be grateful) verb | |
thorn in someone's side noun | en nagel i ögatsubstantiv |
tighten one's belt (be more frugal) verb [UK: ˈtaɪt.n̩ wʌnz belt] [US: ˈtaɪt.n̩ wʌnz ˈbelt] | |
tip one's hand (to inadvertently reveal any secret) verb | försäga [försade, försagt, pres. försäger]verb |
tip one's hat (briefly remove one's hat) verb [UK: ˈtɪp wʌnz hæt] [US: ˈtɪp wʌnz ˈhæt] | ta av sig hattenverb |
to one's heart's content adverb | av hjärtans lustadverb |
to one's knowledge preposition | så vitt jag vetpreposition |
turn in one's grave (be appalled, offended or disgusted by something, despite being deceased) verb [UK: tɜːn ɪn wʌnz ɡreɪv] [US: ˈtɝːn ɪn wʌnz ˈɡreɪv] | |
twiddle one's thumbs (to circle one's thumbs around one another) verb [UK: ˈtwɪd.l̩ wʌnz ˈθʌmz] [US: ˈtwɪd.l̩ wʌnz ˈθʌmz] | rulla tummarnaverb |
vote with one's feet (to express one's preferences through one's actions) verb | |
warm the cockles of someone's heart (to provide happiness to someone) verb | värma om hjärtatverb |
watch one's mouth verb | vårda språketverb |