{"id":7848,"date":"2017-07-19T17:12:04","date_gmt":"2017-07-19T17:12:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/?p=7848"},"modified":"2017-07-18T18:22:28","modified_gmt":"2017-07-18T18:22:28","slug":"swedish-expressions-to-put-the-icing-on-the-cake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/swedish-expressions-to-put-the-icing-on-the-cake\/","title":{"rendered":"Swedish expressions: “to put the icing on the cake”"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Just like English and any other language, Swedish is full of fun expressions. One is, Det \u00e4r ingen ko p\u00e5 isen!<\/em> – There’s no cow on the ice! This quirky expression means, “No worries! It’s no problem!”<\/p>\n

Not everyone says ingen ko p\u00e5 isen<\/em>, but if you meet someone who does, that person will likely have a sweet Swedish charm.<\/p>\n

Another expression, albeit of a different type, is till r\u00e5ga p\u00e5 allt<\/em> – to put the icing on the cake<\/strong>. But what do we mean by this?<\/p>\n

We use till r\u00e5ga p\u00e5 allt<\/em> <\/strong>as a way of saying “in addition to everything we have already stated”. In summary, it’s pretty similar to how we say “And to put the icing on the cake, …” in English, after having listed some things that have happened. In most cases, it’s a way of expressing frustration with a number of inconvenient occurrences, but it can also be used positively.<\/p>\n

Here’s an example of using the expression negatively<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

Elin \u00e4r p\u00e5 semester, s\u00e5 vi hade mycket mer att g\u00f6ra – och till r\u00e5ga p\u00e5 allt<\/strong> \u00e4r jag f\u00f6rkyld!
\n<\/em>Elin is on vacation, so we had a lot more to do – and to put the icing on the cake<\/strong>, I’ve got a cold!<\/p>\n

But you don’t have to use it negatively – the expression can even be used with a positive<\/strong> meaning, often in a situation where you expect a negative outcome:<\/p>\n

De tvingade mig inte att ha deras \u00e5sikter, de tvingade mig inte att l\u00e4sa deras broschyr – och till r\u00e5ga p\u00e5 allt<\/strong> var de trevliga m\u00e4nniskor.
\n<\/em>They didn’t force me to have their opinions, they didn’t make me read their brochure – and to put the icing on the cake<\/strong>, they were kind people.<\/p>\n

And now you know how to put the icing on the cake in Swedish. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

Just like English and any other language, Swedish is full of fun expressions. One is, Det \u00e4r ingen ko p\u00e5 isen! – There’s no cow on the ice! This quirky expression means, “No worries! It’s no problem!” Not everyone says ingen ko p\u00e5 isen, but if you meet someone who does, that person will likely…<\/p>\n

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