lepja dauðann úr skel

Icelandic

Etymology

Literally, “to lap up the death from a shell”. Compare French manger de la vache enragée.

Verb

lepja dauðann úr skel (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative lapti dauðann úr skel, supine lapið dauðann úr skel)

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) to live in destitution, to live on the verge of starvation

See also

  • berja gaddinn
  • efnalaus
  • vera á bláhjarni
  • vera á flæðiskeri staddur
  • vera á heljar þröm, vera á heljar þröminni
  • snauður
  • sultarlíf
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