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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	Christine Andersen
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

ingen nævnt, ingen glemt	None mentioned, none forgotten	Christine Andersen
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	Erik Macki
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	Christine Andersen
Entered by: Christine Andersen
snak fra de varme lande	lame excuse	Charles Ek
Entered by: Charles Ek
Splitte min bramsejl	shiver my timbers; shiver my topsails	Paul Lambert
Entered by: Paul Lambert
styrvolt(er)	rogue, Maverick	Christine Andersen
Entered by: Christine Andersen
svar på tiltale	You get what you deserve!

Tilvalg og Fravalg	Selection and rejection	Christine Andersen
Entered by: Christine Andersen
To streger under facit	final

X, godt nok	well, X anyway