spiker i kista

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Compare Norwegian Nynorsk spikar i kista and Swedish spik i kistan.

Phrase

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spiker i kista

  1. (idiomatic) nail in one's coffin
    • 2010, Svartepetter (lyrics and music), “Spikern i kista”:
      Folk vil huske oss som spiker’n oppi kista si
      People will remember us as the nail in their coffin