om det

Danish

Etymology

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Phrase

om det

1. (after a pronoun in the accusative) Indicates that the speaker considers something someone (the person denoted by the pronoun) does foolish, but ultimately does not care and will not interfere; roughly translatable as "to each their own" or "it's none of my business".
   • 2013, Sara Blædel, Dødesporet, Art People, →ISBN:

     Og det var svært at tage helt seriøst, […] Men hende om det, tænkte Camilla […]

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   • 2016, Ib Henrik Cavling, Stræberen, Lindhardt og Ringhof, →ISBN:

     Hun har åbenbart stadigvæk et svagt punkt i hjertet for Dem. Men hende om det.

     She apparently still has a weak point in her heart for you. But to each their own.

   • 1966, Anders Christensen, Træet:

     Men jeg anså ellers dig for at være en mand, der forstod at bedømme tiden og værdierne og hvad vi alle skylder hverandre. Men dig om det, selvfølgelig.

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   • 1963, Aksel Krogh, Vi er alle jyder: (jydske fortællinger):

     ... ih, hvor Redaktøren bliver ond i Sulet, Du bliver kostet ud, men dig om det«.

     ... oh, how furious the editor will become. You will be chased out with a broom, but as long as I'm not involved, I don't care".

   • 2012, Lars Saabye Christensen, Bernhard Hvals fortalelser, C&K Forlag, →ISBN:

     ... de fandt hinanden, så at sige, og dem om det, de var sikkert månesyge begge to, så ja, dem om det.

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   • 2016, Erling Jepsen, Gramhavet: Familiehemmeligheder 1, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN:

     Det mente jeg nu ikke, men dem om det, tænkte jeg, ...

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   • 2011, Christian Mørk, Den åbne grav, Politikens Forlag, →ISBN, page 66:

     Fordi ellers vil der om lidt stå tre flinke turister fra Chicago eller et eller andet og tro, at jeg har brændt dem af. Og så får jeg ikke mine usle 100 euro for at vise dem Eiffeltårnet. Ikke at de alligevel kan se en skid i det her vejr, men dem om det.

     Because otherwise, in a moment three nice tourists from Chicago or whereever will stand there, thinking I have stood them up. And then I won't get my measly 100 euro for showing them the Eiffel tower. Not that they can see shit in this weather, but if that's what they want, that's what they'll get.

   • 2017, Jo Nesbø, translated by Allan Hilton Andersen, Tørst, Modtryk, →ISBN:

     ... at mænd påtog sig en moralsk forpligtelse ved velvilligt at penetrere deres underliv. Nå, men dem om det. Hun havde netop fået et match.

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   • 2014, Camilla Plum, Abracadabra, Politikens Forlag, →ISBN:

     Hardcore nordiske køkkennørder bruger ganske vist ikke citroner, da de vist er dømt unordiske, men dem om det, de skal jo heller ikke spise deres restaurantmad selv ...

     Of course, hardcore Nordic cuisine nerds do not use lemons, as, I think, they've been deemed un-Nordic, but I'll leave them to that, it's not like they have to eat their restaurant food themselves ...