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Swedish
Etymology
rinna (“run (flow)”) + ut (“out”) + i (“in”) + sanden (“the sand”), "run out / drain into the sand"
Verb
rinna ut i sanden (present rinner ut i sanden, preterite rann ut i sanden, supine runnit ut i sanden, imperative rinn ut i sanden)
- (idiomatic) to (unceremoniously) come to an end as opposed to proceed (of some pursuit), to fail to continue; to come to nothing, to fizzle out, to peter out, etc.
Folk fick fullt upp med annat, och projektet rann ut i sanden- People got busy with other things, and the project fizzled out
Vi hade planer på ett musikaliskt samarbete, men det rann ut i sanden- We had plans for a musical collaboration, but nothing came of it
Vi var ett gäng som spelade på padelhallen varje helg i några månader, men sen rann det ut i sanden- We were a bunch of guys who played every weekend at the padel arena for a few months, but then it fizzled
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