ganga eins og í sögu

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Icelandic

Etymology

From ganga (to go) and eins og (like) and í (in) and sögu (a story) the dative of saga (a story).

Verb

ganga eins og í sögu (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative gekk eins og í sögu, third-person plural past indicative gengum eins og í sögu, supine gengið eins og í sögu)

  1. (simile, intransitive) to work like clockwork, to go like a dream, to be a success
    Þetta gengur eins og í sögu.
    This works like clockwork.

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