tikkua ristiin

Finnish

Phrase

tikkua ristiin

  1. (idiomatic, of work or effort, chiefly in the negative) not anything, nothing
    Et ole pannut tikkua ristiin löytääksesi työtä.
    You have done nothing to find a job.

Usage notes

  • Chiefly used with the verbs laittaa and panna.
  • The non-idiomatic equivalent of the above usage example would be:
Et ole tehnyt mitään löytääksesi työtä.

Synonyms

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