fetta fingur út í

Icelandic

Etymology

Literally, “to bend (the) finger out (and) in”.

Verb

fetta fingur út í (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative fetti fingur út í, supine fett fingur út í)

1. to criticize something, to find fault with something [with accusative]

   Hún fettir alltaf fingur út í allt sem ég geri.

   She always criticizes everything I do.

See also

• gagnrýna