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“Trampa i klaveret”

Literally: “To step on the keyboard (of a piano)”

Means: To say something embarrassing; to put your foot in it.

Jag trampade i klaveret när jag frågade om hennes ex.

I put my foot in it when I asked about her ex.

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Rätt ska vara rätt

Sova som en stock

To sleep very deeply.

Prata i nattmössan

To talk nonsense.

Många bäckar små gör en stor å

Every little bit adds up.

Hellre fly än illa fäkta

Better to retreat than to fight a losing battle.

Slå två flugor i en smäll

To achieve two things with one action.

Ta skeden i vacker hand

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

Det finns inget dåligt väder, bara dåliga kläder

Dress right and any weather is fine.