setjast í helgan stein
Icelandic
Etymology
Literally, “to sit in a holy stone”. The older form of the idiom was stejast í stein, meaning "to join a monastery".
Verb
- (idiomatic) to retire, to go into retirement
References
- Icelandic Web of Science: Ég er sagður sestur í helgan stein. Hvar finn ég „helga steininn“!? (“They say I've sat in a holy stone, where can I find this holy stone!?”)
- Directorate of Health — Information about the idiom