| Sammansatta former: |
| backslide vi | (revert to bad behaviour) (bildlig) | trilla dit uttr |
| | (generell) | återgå vitr |
| fall back vi + adv | (fail to keep up) | trilla tillbaka vitr + adv |
| | (bildlig) | trilla dit vitr + adv |
| Anmärkning: A hyphen is used when the term is an adjective that precedes a noun. |
| | The runner fell back after the fourteenth mile of the marathon, when her legs grew tired. |
| feck off interj | euphemism, informal, Ire (expressing anger or contempt) (bildlig) | dra dit pepparn växer vbal uttr |
| | | dra åt skogen vbal uttr |
| feck off vi phrasal | euphemism, informal, Ire (go away) (bildlig) | dra dit pepparn växer vbal uttr |
| | | dra åt skogen vbal uttr |
| flounder vi | (over words) | prata strunt vtr + s |
| | (vardagligt) | prata hit och dit vbal uttr |
| | (vardagligt) | stå och hacka vbal uttr |
| | (vardagligt) | hacka vitr |
| | The politician started floundering when he was confronted about his drug habits. |
| frame sb vtr | slang (trick, incriminate) (vardaglig) | sätta dit, sätta fast vtr partikel skj |
| | (formell) | falskeligen anklaga adv + vtr |
| | (vardaglig, lura) | snärja⇒ vtr |
| | The police framed me, I tell you! I didn't do it! |
| | Polisen satte dit (or: satte fast) mig! Jag lovar! Jag gjorde inte det! |
| frame sb for sth vtr | slang (trick, incriminate) (vardaglig) | sätta dit, sätta fast vtr partikel skj |
| | (formell) | falskeligen anklaga adv + vtr |
| | Hall claimed that his former business partner had framed him for the crime. |
| | Han påstod att hans förre affärspartner hade satt dit (or: satt fast) honom för brottet. |
| get there v expr | (arrive at a place) | komma dit vitr + adv |
| | | komma fram vitr + adv |
| | | anlända vitr |
| | It's a ten-hour flight to the US; we'll be very tired when we get there. |
| get there v expr | figurative, informal (come to a certain state) (bildlig) | komma dit vitr + adv |
| | | lyckas vitr |
| | The task seems insurmountable, but somehow we'll get there. |
| give sb away vtr phrasal sep | figurative (reveal incriminating information about) | avslöja⇒ vtr |
| | | sätta dit ngn vtr partikel oskj |
| | The boy insisted he wasn't responsible for the graffiti, but the paint spatters on his sweater gave him away. |
| in there adv | (in or into that place) | dit in, in dit adv |
| | I'm going in there. Are you coming too? |
| | Jag ska gå dit in (or: in dit). Kommer du med? |
| nobble sb vtr | slang (catch out) | sätta dit vtr partikel oskj |
| | | gripa⇒ vtr |
| pin sth on sb vtr + prep | figurative, informal (blame) | sätta dit ngn för ngn vbal uttr |
| | | skylla ngn för ngt vtr + prep |
| | I didn't break the glass; don't try to pin that on me. |
| put sb on the spot v expr | informal (challenge, embarrass) (bildlig) | ställa ngn mot väggen vbal uttr |
| | | sätta dit ngn vbal uttr |
| | (bildlig) | sätta ngn i klistret vbal uttr |
| | My teacher put me on the spot with a difficult question. |
seesaw (US),
see-saw (UK) n | figurative (back-and-forth situation or struggle) | fram och tillbaka uttr |
| | | hit och dit uttr |
| | My last boyfriend was very moody; our relationship was an emotional seesaw. |
set sb up,
set up sb vtr phrasal sep | informal (incriminate falsely) (bildlig) | sätta dit ngn vtr partikel oskj |
| | He's really paranoid and always thinks people are trying to set him up. |
| upstairs adv | figurative (to upper management) | till ledningen adv |
| | (vardagligt) | dit upp adv |
| | I don't have the authority to make this decision. I'll have to send it upstairs. |
When in Rome ...,
When in Rome,
do as the Romans do expr | (act according to local customs) | man får ta seden dit man kommer uttr |