sitta som en smäck

Swedish

Verb

sitta som en smäck (present sitter som en smäck, preterite satt som en smäck, supine suttit som en smäck, imperative sitt som en smäck)

1. to fit like a glove, to be a perfect fit (of clothes, or more generally by extension)

   Kavajen sitter som en smäck

   The jacket fits like a glove

2. (figuratively) to be perfectly executed ("sit perfectly")

   Solot satt som en smäck

   The solo was spot-on

3. (figuratively) to hit the spot ("sit perfectly")

   Den där drinken satt som en smäck!

   That drink really hit the spot!

References

• sitta in Svensk ordbok (SO)