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“bita sig i tungan”

Literally: “bite oneself in the tongue”

Means: to hold back what one wants to say

Jag fick bita mig i tungan.

I had to bite my tongue.

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i alla fall

anyway, at least

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to hit the nail on the head

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to choke on one's coffee

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To accept the situation and do what needs to be done.

Ont krut förgås inte så lätt

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ta sig i kragen

to pull oneself together

svära i kyrkan

to say the wrong thing in the wrong place

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