fleyta rjómann

Icelandic

Etymology

Literally, “to skim the cream off”.

Verb

fleyta rjómann

  1. to profit, to make a profit [with af (+ dative) ‘from’]
    Búðir reyna að fleyta rjómann af jólunum.
    Stores try to profit from Christmas.
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