ha noe under topplokket

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Etymology[edit]

The phrase is based on the figurative sense of topplokket (the cylinder head), literally meaning "to have something under the cylinder head".

Phrase[edit]

ha noe under topplokket

  1. have something in one's head, i.e. have brains; intelligence