snúa út úr

Icelandic

Etymology

Literally, “to twist out from”.

Verb

snúa út úr

  1. to be intentionally obtuse; to intentionally misinterpret someone's words; to deliberately misconstrue
    Vertu ekki að snúa út úr fyrir mér! ― You're deliberately misinterpreting what I said.
  2. to deliberately give a nonsensical response

Derived terms

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