ana ugglor i mossen

== Swedish == === Alternative forms === ana ugglor i mosſen (obsolete) === Etymology === Partly a corruption of the Danish expression ugler i mosen (“owls in the marshes”) which hints of dangers ahead. Literally, “To sense owls in the marsh.” === Verb === ana ugglor i mossen (present anar ugglor i mossen, preterite anade ugglor i mossen, supine anat ugglor i mossen, imperative ana ugglor i mossen) (idiomatic) to smell a rat; to have suspicions that everything is not quite alright and that there may be more to it than meets the eye. ==== See also ==== ligga en hund begraven === References === “uggla”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “uggla”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “uggla”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)