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Danish to English Idioms / Maxims / Sayings Translation Glossary

Danish term English translation
At et godt mål slutter på ”t” If you can't measure it you can't manage it
At ligge på sit yderste to be on one's last legs
at sætte kikkerten for det blinde øje to turn a blind eye
børn på gule plader stepchildren /ready-made family
Entered by: Christine Andersen
flidspenge diligence reward
For nogen vil det være det rene Søren og Mette. to some it will be as (reading) a school book for 1st grade
gadedrengeløb skip/skipping/skipping along
Entered by: Susanne Hemdorff
ingen nævnt, ingen glemt None mentioned, none forgotten
Entered by: Christine Andersen
Kært barn har mange navne a rose by any other name would smell as sweet
klods om benet a (major) drag
Entered by: Erik Macki
kræft æde mig Fuck me.
Kun fantasien sætter grænser Let your imagination run riot
lige i dagbrydningen at first light
pluskunde premium customer
røde tråd (den røde tråd) the common thread, the connecting thread
Entered by: Christine Andersen
snak fra de varme lande lame excuse
Entered by: Charles Ek
Splitte min bramsejl shiver my timbers; shiver my topsails
Entered by: Paul Lambert
styrvolt(er) rogue, Maverick
Entered by: Christine Andersen
svar på tiltale You get what you deserve!
Tilvalg og Fravalg Selection and rejection
Entered by: Christine Andersen
To streger under facit final
Entered by: Plamen Nenchev
X, godt nok well, X anyway
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