knyta ihop säcken

Swedish

Etymology

Literally, “tie up the bag”

Verb

knyta ihop säcken (present knyter ihop säcken, preterite knöt ihop säcken, supine knutit ihop säcken, imperative knyt ihop säcken)

  1. (idiomatic) to wrap it up, to round off, to conclude
    Dags att knyta ihop säcken!
    Time to wrap it up!
  2. (idiomatic) to stick the landing, to bring about a satisfactory conclusion
    Filmregissören lyckades inte knyta ihop säcken.
    The film director was unable to stick the landing.
  3. (idiomatic, sports) to put (something) to bed, to secure a victory
    Laget knöt ihop säcken med ett mål i 90:e minuten.
    The team put the game to bed with a goal in the 90th minute.

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