knyta näven i fickan
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Swedish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
knyta (“clench”) + näven (“one's fist”) + i (“in”) + fickan (“one's pocket”)
Verb[edit]
knyta näven i fickan (present knyter näven i fickan, preterite knöt näven i fickan, supine knutit näven i fickan, imperative knyt näven i fickan)
- (idiomatic) to become angry without expressing or acting on it
- Så länge folk knyter näven i fickan kommer inget förändras
- As long as people clench their fists in their pockets, nothing is going to change