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WordReference English-Swedish Dictionary © 2026:
| backcomb sth vtr | (hair: towards scalp) (dölja flint) | kamma över ngt vtr + prep |
| bring home the bacon v expr | figurative, informal (support family) | försörja vitr |
| | | tjäna pengar vtr + spl |
| | (vardagligt) | kamma hem kosing vbal uttr |
| | Dean was glad to graduate so he could finally help bring home the bacon. |
| bring home the bacon v expr | figurative, informal (be successful) (vardagligt) | kamma hem kosing, kamma hem stålar vbal uttr |
| | | dra in pengar vbal uttr |
| | With his second company making huge profits this year, Jaden is really bringing home the bacon. |
brush sth back,
brush back sth vtr + adv | (hair: comb back) | kamma bak ngt vtr + adv |
| | Rachel brushed back her hair. |
| comb through sth vi + prep | (inspect thoroughly) (bildlig) | kamma igenom ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | | gå igenom ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | Linda spent the afternoon combing through old newspapers. |
| do better v expr | informal (obtain more) | få ngt bättre vtr + adj |
| | (vardagligt) | kamma hem ngt mer vbal uttr |
| | Have you seen her boyfriend? I really think she could do better. |
| do your hair v expr | informal (tidy your hair) | fixa håret vtr + s |
| | | kamma sig vitr + refl |
| | Just give me three minutes to do my hair. |
| groom itself vtr + refl | (animal: clean its hair) | kamma sig vitr + refl |
| | The ape groomed itself. |
| | Apan kammade sig själv. |
| part your hair v expr | (hair: comb into parting) | bena håret vtr + s |
| | | lägga håret i bena vbal uttr |
| | (specifik) | kamma mittbena vtr + s |
| | Charles parts his hair in the middle. |
| pocket sth vtr | (take unlawfully) (hederligt) | tjäna⇒ vtr |
| | (slang) | kamma hem ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | (olagligt) | stjäla⇒, lägga beslag på⇒ vtr |
| | James pocketed some money from the till while the boss wasn't looking. |
| rack sth up vtr phrasal sep | informal (accumulate) | samla på sig vbal uttr |
| | | samla ihop vtr partikel oskj |
| | (vard: erhålla) | kamma hem vtr partikel oskj |
| | Canada racked up fourteen gold medals in the Winter Olympics. |
| | I travel for business so I rack up a lot of frequent flier miles. |
| walk off with sth vtr phrasal insep | figurative (win) (bildlig) | kamma hem ngt, ta hem ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | | vinna⇒ vtr |