Dictionary Icelandic ↔ English: Subject "orðtak"

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Orðtök / Idiom

	Icelandic	English
	orðtak albjartur `{adj}`	as bright as day
	orðtak eldklár `{adj}`	sharp as a tack `[coll.]` `[very` `intelligent]`
	orðtak fisléttur `{adj}`	as light as a feather
	orðtak glerharður `{adj}`	hard as stone
	orðtak grjótharður `{adj}`	hard as stone
Verbs
	orðtak að fokreiðast	to become furious
	orðtak að fokreiðast	to go apeshit `[vulg.]` `[to` `go` `berserk]`
	orðtak að klúðra e-u	to mess up sth.
	orðtak að lúra	to take a nap
2 Words: Others
	orðtak á heljarþröm	at the end of one's tether
	orðtak í hnotskurn	in a nutshell
2 Words: Verbs
	orðtak að skilja e-n/e-ð eftir	to leave sb./sth. behind
	orðtak að slíta tali	to end a conversation
	orðtak að vera alsiða	to be customary
	orðtak að vera alsiða	to be common practice
	orðtak að vera alsiða	to be quite usual
3 Words: Others
	orðtak Hefndin er sæt.	Revenge is sweet.
	orðtak Hefndin er sæt.	Vengeance is sweet.
	orðtak í víðum skilningi `{adv}`	in the broad sense
	orðtak Nú kastar tólfunum!	That's the limit!
	orðtak stormur í vatnsglasi	a storm in a teacup `[Br.]`
	orðtak Það máttu bóka!	You bet your ass! `[Am.]` `[vulg.]`
3 Words: Verbs
	orðtak að nurla saman peningum `[talm.]`	to scrape money together
	orðtak að tala í kringum e-ð	to beat about the bush
	orðtak að vera gulls ígildi	to be worth a mint
4 Words: Others
	orðtak frá a til ö `{adv}`	from A to Z
	orðtak Þetta er gangur lífsins!	That's life!
4 Words: Verbs
	orðtak að gefa grænt ljós (á e-ð)	to give the go-ahead (for sth.)
	orðtak að leggja stein í götu e-s `[orðtak]`	to put obstacles in sb.'s way
	orðtak að leggja stein í götu e-s `[orðtak]`	to put a spoke in sb.'s wheel
	orðtak að lesa á milli línanna	to read between the lines
	orðtak að taka ekkert mark á e-m	to not take sb. seriously
5+ Words: Others
	orðtak Allt er gott sem endar vel.	All is well that ends well.
	orðtak Ég er ekkert nema eyrun.	I'm all ears.
	orðtak veðurfr. Það rignir eldi og brennisteini.	It's raining cats and dogs.
5+ Words: Verbs
	orðtak að slá tvær flugur í einu höggi	to kill two birds with one stone
	orðtak að stara eins og naut á nývirki `[óeiginl.]`	to stare dumbfounded at sth.

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