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“Gå som katten kring het gröt”

Literally: “To walk like the cat around hot porridge”

Means: To avoid the main point; to beat around the bush.

Sluta gå som katten kring het gröt och säg det!

Stop beating around the bush and say it!

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Ha många järn i elden

To be busy with many projects at once.

Lova guld och gröna skogar

To make big promises that are hard to keep.

Ta det med en nypa salt

Don't take it too seriously or literally.

Ha tummen mitt i handen

To be clumsy or bad at practical things.

Det är ingen konst

It's easy; nothing to it.

Borta bra men hemma bäst

There's no place like home.

Ta sig vatten över huvudet

To take on more than you can handle.

Glida in på en räkmacka

To get something easily, without having to work for it.