-lig bedeutet auf Englisch
| Swedisch | Englisch |
|---|---|
| -lig | -ly(forming adjectives from nouns, in the sense "similar to, like, characteristic of") |
| -ig | -y(having the quality of) |
| här ligger en hund begraven phrase | therein lies the rubphrase |
| liga [~n ligor] substantiv {c} | league [leagues](a group or association of cooperating members) |
| skönheten ligger i betraktarens ögon phrase | beauty is in the eye of the beholder(people have different ideas of what is beautiful) |
| som man bäddar får man ligga verb | make one's bed and lie in it(to create a difficult situation and endure unpleasant consequences) |
| som man bäddar får man ligga phrase | as you make your bed, so you must lie in it(you shall carry the burden of your poor preparation) as you sow, so shall you reap(consequences of one’s actions to oneself are in proportion to one‘s good or bad intentions towards others) what goes around comes around(the status returns to its original value) you make the bed you lie in(a person's circumstances are normally the result of their own actions) |
| sparka på någon som ligger verb | kick someone when they are down(make things worse for someone) |
