ta sig för pannan
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Swedish
[edit]Verb
[edit]ta sig för pannan (present tar sig för pannan, preterite tog sig för pannan, supine tagit sig för pannan, imperative ta sig för pannan)
- to facepalm (bring one's hand to one's face/forehead, to express frustrated disappointment and disbelief or the like)
- (by extension) to be frustrated and disappointed and in disbelief or the like (without the gesture)
Usage notes
[edit]Everyday-sounding. Not as slangy as facepalm.