setjast í helgan stein

== Icelandic == === Etymology === Literally, “to sit in a holy stone”. The older form of the idiom was stejast í stein, meaning "to join a monastery". === Verb === setjast í helgan stein (idiomatic) to retire, to go into retirement ==== References ==== Icelandic Web of Science: Ég er sagður sestur í helgan stein. Hvar finn ég „helga steininn“!? (“They say I've sat in a holy stone, where can I find this holy stone!?”) Directorate of Health — Information about the idiom