See ana ugglor i mossen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"english": "The young bachelor, insistent on marrying in haste, set forth to Goatswallow to earn his fortune, believing that combined with the grand wealth in Gothenburg, it could form a rather handsome foundation. Yet, as matters progressed, he began to sense there was something amiss, for love had already cost him dearly. Thus, she soon found herself rid of yet another suitor.",
"ref": "1876 March 18, “Tittskåp [Diorama]”, in Halland, page 3:",
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"ref": "2014 February 16, Mikael Hellmyrs, “Kommunen har tröttnat på gnagande bävrar [The municipality has grown tired of gnawing beavers.]”, in Länstidningen Södertälje:",
"text": "När dagvattnet svämmade över började kommunen ana ugglor i mossen - eller snarare bävrar i vattnet. Länsstyrelsen ger nu kommunen klartecken för att riva en bäverdamm",
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"english": "What happened when the scammer called and managed to manipulate you into giving up your information and stealing your money? Or what made you start to suspect something was wrong and stop the fraud attempt?",
"ref": "2024 February 4, “Bedrägeriförsöket jag råkade ut för [The fraud attempt I encountered]”, in Karlavagnen, Sveriges Radio:",
"text": "Vad hände när bedragaren ringde och lyckades manipulera dig till att lämna ut dina uppgifter och stjäla dina pengar? Eller vad fick dig att börja ana ugglor i mossen och stoppa bedrägeriförsöket?",
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