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Cows on Ice & Owls in the Bog: The Weird and Wonderful World of Scandinavian Sayings

Scandinavians are cooler, sexier and more stylish than the rest of us. They have a higher standard of living, greater economic opportunity and equality, the world`s best restaurants, and moody TV dramas involving murders and jumpers. But did you know, amidst the obsession with hygge and IKEA, that Scandinavian sayings are absolutely bizarre?! Take the Swedish `Skita i det bla skapet`, which roughly translates as: `You`ve done a crap in the blue cupboard` (`You`ve messed things up now`). And in Norway, if you`re slow on the uptake, the locals would suspect you were `born behind a brown cheese` (`A vaere fodt bak en brunost`). This witty, enlightening book will give you 50 phrases you never knew you needed in your life, explaining their origin and literal translations, with gorgeous colour illustrations throughout.

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