brinna i knutarna

== Swedish == === Etymology === brinna (“burn”) +‎ i (“in”) +‎ knutarna (“the corners (of a wooden building)”) === Verb === brinna i knutarna (present brinner i knutarna, preterite brann i knutarna, supine brunnit i knutarna, imperative brinn i knutarna) (idiomatic) to be great urgency due to lack of time; to be no time to lose, etc. ==== See also ==== bråttom === References === knut in Svensk ordbok (SO) knut in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)