Angol | Svéd |
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-one (ketone) | -on{c} |
-ness (appended to adjectives to form nouns meaning "the state of being...", "the quality of being...", or "the measure of being...") [UK: nes] [US: ˈnes] | |
ace up one's sleeve (a surprise of which others are not aware) noun | äss i rockärmensubstantiv |
adorn oneself with borrowed plumes verb | |
ahead of one's time (in advance of commonly accepted ideas) preposition [UK: ə.ˈhed əv wʌnz ˈtaɪm] [US: ə.ˈhed əv wʌnz ˈtaɪm] | före sin tidpreposition |
all one's eggs in one basket (the state of having invested in one area only) noun | alla ägg i samma korgsubstantiv allt på ett kortsubstantiv |
any way one slices it (from any perspective; in every case) phrase | i vilket fall som helstphrase |
as far as one knows (to the best of my knowledge) adverb | mig veterligenadverb såvitt jag vetadverb vad jag vetadverb |
at the top of one's lungs preposition | för full halspreposition |
back to square one (located back at the start, as after a dead-end or failure) adjective | tillbaka till ruta ettadjektiv |
beside oneself (consumed by an emotion) preposition [UK: bɪ.ˈsaɪd wʌn.ˈself] [US: bə.ˈsaɪd wʌn.ˈself] | utom sigpreposition |
bide one's time (to wait, especially for a suitable opportunity) verb [UK: baɪd wʌnz ˈtaɪm] [US: ˈbaɪd wʌnz ˈtaɪm] | bida sin tidverb |
bite off more than one can chew (To try to do too much) verb [UK: baɪt ɒf mɔː(r) ðæn wʌn kæn tʃuː] [US: ˈbaɪt ˈɒf ˈmɔːr ˈðæn wʌn ˈkæn ˈtʃuː] | |
blow one's nose (to expel mucus from nose) verb [UK: bləʊ wʌnz nəʊz] [US: ˈbloʊ wʌnz noʊz] | snyta sigverb |
born with a silver spoon in one's mouth (born rich or in a wealthy family) adjective | född med silversked i munadjektiv |
brush one's teeth (to clean one's teeth with a toothbrush) verb [UK: brʌʃ wʌnz tiːθ] [US: ˈbrəʃ wʌnz ˈtiːθ] | borsta tändernaverb |
burn one's bridges verb | riva alla broarverb |
bury one's head in the sand (to deliberately ignore the reality of a situation) verb [UK: ˈbe.ri wʌnz hed ɪn ðə sænd] [US: ˈbe.ri wʌnz ˈhed ɪn ðə ˈsænd] | |
bust one's ass (to work very hard) verb | |
bust one's butt (to work exceptionally hard) verb | |
by oneself (without company) preposition [UK: baɪ wʌn.ˈself] [US: baɪ wʌn.ˈself] | ensam ~t ~mapreposition för sig självpreposition |
by oneself (without help) preposition [UK: baɪ wʌn.ˈself] [US: baɪ wʌn.ˈself] | på egen handpreposition självpreposition |
by the skin of one's teeth (barely, closely) preposition [UK: baɪ ðə skɪn əv wʌnz tiːθ] [US: baɪ ðə ˈskɪn əv wʌnz ˈtiːθ] | på håretpreposition |
cast one's vote (to vote) verb [UK: kɑːst wʌnz vəʊt] [US: ˈkæst wʌnz voʊt] | lägga sin röstverb |
catch one's breath (to take a break, or rest while doing a strenuous activity) verb [UK: kætʃ wʌnz breθ] [US: ˈkætʃ wʌnz ˈbreθ] | hämta andanverb pusta utverb |
catch one's breath (to take in a breath sharply and hold it, usually in reaction to a sudden shock, or surprise) verb [UK: kætʃ wʌnz breθ] [US: ˈkætʃ wʌnz ˈbreθ] | flämta [~de ~t]verb |
caught with one's pants down (caught off guard, unprepared, or in an embarrassing situation) adjective | med byxorna nereadjektiv tagen på sängenadjektiv |
change one's mind (to decide differently than one had decided before) verb [UK: tʃeɪndʒ wʌnz maɪnd] [US: ˈtʃeɪndʒ wʌnz ˈmaɪnd] | ändra meningverb ändra sigverb |