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knyta näven i fickan

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Swedish

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Etymology

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knyta (clench) +‎ näven (one's fist) +‎ i (in) +‎ fickan (one's pocket)

Verb

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knyta näven i fickan (present knyter näven i fickan, preterite knöt näven i fickan, supine knutit näven i fickan, imperative knyt näven i fickan)

  1. (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

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