olla pihalla

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Finnish

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Verb

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olla pihalla

  1. (idiomatic) to not know which end is up, to be at sea (be in a state of complete confusion)
    Hän on aivan pihalla.
    He's completely at sea.

Usage notes

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Commonly used with an intensifier like ihan or aivan.

Conjugation

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See olla; pihalla is not inflected.

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