ekki fyrir fimm aura

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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Literally "not (even) for five cents", i.e. it is worthless. Compare Swedish inte för fem öre, Norwegian ikke for fem øre.

Phrase

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ekki fyrir fimm aura

  1. (idiomatic) not at all, absolutely not
    Ég treysti þessu ekki fyrir fimm aura.I have absolutely no trust in this.
    Þetta virkaði ekki fyrir fimm aura.This didn't work at all.