"det löser sig, sa han som sket i vasken" meaning in Swedish

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Phrase

Etymology: Literally, "It'll work out / dissolve, said the man who took a shit in the sink," punning on the dual meaning of lösa sig. Head templates: {{head|sv|phrase}} det löser sig, sa han som sket i vasken
  1. (humorous) Things will work out, or come to a satisfactory conclusion. Tags: humorous Related terms: det tar sig, sa mordbrännaren
    Sense id: en-det_löser_sig,_sa_han_som_sket_i_vasken-sv-phrase-279eVxt8 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Swedish entries with incorrect language header
     
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        "(humorous) Things will work out, or come to a satisfactory conclusion."
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