spiker i kista

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

  • spiker i kisten

Etymology

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

Phrase

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
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