3. A Swede is not “wasted,” they are “round under their feet”: Rund under fötterna.
4. Alternatively, a Swede isn’t “drunk,” they are “on the cinnamon”: På kanelen.
5. A Swede is not “hungover,” their “hair hurts”: Ont i håret.
6. A Swede doesn’t tell someone to “take a hike,” they tell them to “throw themselves in the wall”: Släng dig i väggen.
7. A Swede doesn’t “beat around the bush,” they “walk like the cat around hot porridge”: Gå som katten kring het gröt.
8. A Swede doesn’t tell you to “chill,” they ask you to “bring your spikes down”: Tagga ned.
9. A Swede doesn’t say “no worries” if everything is alright, they tell you there’s “no cow on the ice”: Ingen ko på isen.
10. Alternatively, a Swede doesn’t say everything if fine, they tell you there is “no danger on the roof”: Ingen fara på taket.
11. A Swede does not say that you’re “stuck in an awkward situation,” they say that you “sit with your beard in the mailbox”: Sitta med skägget i brevlådan.
12. A Swede doesn’t “fight until the end,” they fight “all the way into the tile”: Ända in i kaklet.
13. A Swede doesn’t say “you’re crazy,” they say you “don’t have all the hens at home”: Alla höns hemma.
14. Alternatively, a Swede doesn’t say “you’re crazy,” they say you “don’t have all your horses in the stable”: Inte alla hästar i stallet.
15. A Swede doesn’t “seek revenge,” they “give back for old cheese.” Ge tillbaka för gammal ost.
16. A Swede doesn’t “take a look” at something, they “throw an eye” on something: Slå ett öga på.
17. A Swede is not “raging mad,” they are “forest crazy”: Skogstokig.
18. A Swede doesn’t “act suspicious,” they “don’t have clean flour in their bag”: Inte ha rent mjöl i påsen. 