sticka under stol med

Swedish

Etymology

sticka (“stick”) +‎ under (“under”) +‎ stol (“chair”) +‎ med (“with”), with idiomatic phrasing. Attested since the 16th century.

Verb

sticka under stol med (present sticker under stol med, preterite stack under stol med, supine stuckit under stol med, imperative stick under stol med)

1. (idiomatic, usually negated) to try to hide

   Att min bakgrund innehåller mörka element är inget jag sticker under stol med

   That my background contains dark elements is not something I try to hide

References

• stol in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• sticka in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)