både hängslen och livrem
Swedish
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Proverb
[edit]både hängslen och livrem ("both suspenders and belt")
- A large amount, or unnecessary amount, of precautions; on the safe side.
- 1938 July 10, Reformatorn, page 8:
- En verklig pessimist är jag, som använder både hängslen och livrem.
- A real pessimist is me, who is always on the safe side.
- (literally, “A real pessimist is me, who uses both braces and waist belt.”)
- 2013 May 19, Petra Månström, “Maratipsen du inte visste att du behövde [The Marathon Tips You Didn't Know You Needed]”, in Svenska Dagbladet:
- Kärvande skosnören är ett skräckscenario som ingen löpare vill drabbas av. Se därför till att ha både hängslen och livrem – är de redan befintliga skosnörena för korta för att klara en trippelknut kan du behöva ersätta dem.
- Shoelace problems is a horror scenario that no runner wants to experience. Therefore, make sure to take extra precautions – if the already existing shoelaces are too short to handle a triple knot, you may need to replace them.
- (literally, “Shoelace problems is a horror scenario that no runner wants to experience. Therefore, make sure to have both suspenders and a waist belt – if the already existing shoelaces are too short to handle a triple knot, you may need to replace them.”)
- 2017 September 23, Amanda Andersson, “Grönsaksodlarna som inte lämnar något åt slumpen [The vegetable growers who leave nothing to chance]”, in Jordbruksaktuellt:
- Det låter kanske som att ha både hängslen och livrem, men Anette förklarar:
– Vi kan få mycket snö från Vänern här och den kommer helt utan förvarning. Det händer kanske vart 25 år, men vi vill vara beredda när det händer.- It might sound like an over-precaution, but Anette explains:
– We can get a lot of snow from Lake Vänern here and it comes without warning. It happens maybe every 25 years, but we want to be prepared when it happens. - (literally, “It might sound like having both braces and a waist belt, but Anette explains:
– We can get a lot of snow from Lake Vänern here and it comes without warning. It happens maybe every 25 years, but we want to be prepared when it happens.”)
- It might sound like an over-precaution, but Anette explains:
- 2023 July 2, “Caroline Seger missade ny match: ”Hängslen och livrem” [Caroline Seger missed new match: "On the safe side'"]”, in SVT Nyheter:
- Seger har haft en skadefylld vår med lite speltid. […] Det handlar ju inte bara om VM utan att hon ska vara tillgänglig för oss. Vi vill inte gå på för tidigt utan ha både hängslen och livrem.
- Seger has had an injury-riddled spring with little playing time. […] It's not just about the WC, but that she should be available to us. We don't want to go on too soon but to be on the safe side.
- (literally, “Seger has had an injury-riddled spring with little playing time. […] It's not just about the WC, but that she should be available to us. We don't want to go on too soon but have both braces and a waist belt.”)