gnugga geniknölarna

Swedish

Etymology

gnugga (rub) + geniknölarna ("the genius lumps")

Verb

gnugga geniknölarna (present gnuggar geniknölarna, preterite gnuggade geniknölarna, supine gnuggat geniknölarna, imperative gnugga geniknölarna)

  1. (idiomatic) to think hard (in order to find a solution to an intellectually challenging problem)
    På baksidan av flingpaketet finns pussel att gnugga geniknölarna med
    On the back of the cereal box there are puzzles to "rub the genius lumps" with
    Jag fick gnugga geniknölarna för att komma på lösningen
    I had to "rub the genius lumps" to come up with the solution

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