slå til

Norwegian Nynorsk

slå til (present tense slår til, past tense slo til, supine slått til or slege til, past participle tilslått or tilslegen, imperative slå til)

(transitive) to slam, strike
(intransitive) to intervene, step in (often resolutely, or with force or violence)
(intransitive) to accept an offer
Det var eit så bra tilbod, at ho berre måtte slå til.
It was an offer so good, that she just had to accept [it].

Ho venta til januarsalet før ho slo til.
She waited for the January sale, before she struck.
(intransitive) to suffice
(intransitive) to happen, to be fulfilled, to come to fruition
(intransitive) to yield a good result