öppet mål
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]öppet (“open”) + mål (“goal”)
Noun
[edit]- (sports) an open goal (undefended goal)
- ha öppet mål
- have an open goal
- missa öppet mål
- miss an open goal
- (figuratively) an open goal (a situation where one can easily reach a desirable outcome (in opposition))
- Efter turerna kring konkurrenten har de öppet mål så länge de får ut sin konkurrerande produkt i tid
- After the events surrounding their competitor, they have an open goal as long as they get their competing product out in time
Usage notes
[edit]Idiomatically "ha öppet mål" (have open goal) rather than "ha ett öppet mål" (have an open goal).