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Swedish
Etymology
Literally, “have pure flour in the bag”, compare Norwegian Nynorsk ha reint mjøl i posen and Norwegian Bokmål ha rent mel i posen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /hɑː rɛːnt mjœːl i ˈpoːsən/
Verb
ha rent mjöl i påsen (present har rent mjöl i påsen, preterite hade rent mjöl i påsen, supine haft rent mjöl i påsen, imperative ha rent mjöl i påsen)
- (idiomatic) to have nothing bad to hide, to be honest, to have pure motives, etc.
Vi gjorde det inte för att gynna oss själva. Vi har rent mjöl i påsen och inga samvetskval.- We did not do it to benefit ourselves. We have nothing to hide and a clear conscience.
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