Bedeutung
When things go perfectly as planned.
Kultureller Hintergrund
Swedes value 'frictionless' social interactions. Using this phrase shows you appreciate efficiency and lack of drama. In Swedish offices, this is a common way to reassure a manager that a project is on track without sounding boastful. Swedes love home improvement. This phrase is frequently used when a difficult IKEA assembly or renovation task goes surprisingly well. You will often see this in captions for travel photos or successful baking attempts on Instagram.
Use it for relief
It's a great way to show you're relieved that something complicated didn't fail.
Don't say 'smör'
Remember, it's 'smort' (greased), not 'smör' (butter).
Bedeutung
When things go perfectly as planned.
Use it for relief
It's a great way to show you're relieved that something complicated didn't fail.
Don't say 'smör'
Remember, it's 'smort' (greased), not 'smör' (butter).
Past tense is king
You'll use 'Det gick som smort' much more often than the present tense.
Office favorite
This is the #1 idiom for Swedish project managers. Use it to sound professional.
Teste dich selbst
Fill in the missing word to complete the idiom.
Allt på jobbet gick som _______ idag.
'Smort' is the correct form for this fixed idiom.
Which sentence uses the idiom correctly?
Choose the natural Swedish sentence:
The idiom describes how an event (the meeting) went.
Complete the dialogue with the most natural response.
A: Hur gick din presentation? B: ________________
Use the past tense 'gick' to report on a completed event.
Match the situation to the best use of the idiom.
In which situation is 'Det går som smort' most appropriate?
The idiom is for processes that work without friction.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Visuelle Lernhilfen
Smoothness Idioms
Aufgabensammlung
4 AufgabenAllt på jobbet gick som _______ idag.
'Smort' is the correct form for this fixed idiom.
Choose the natural Swedish sentence:
The idiom describes how an event (the meeting) went.
A: Hur gick din presentation? B: ________________
Use the past tense 'gick' to report on a completed event.
In which situation is 'Det går som smort' most appropriate?
The idiom is for processes that work without friction.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Häufig gestellte Fragen
10 FragenNo, it's only for processes, events, or machines. You can't say 'He is like greased.'
It's neutral. You can use it with your boss or your best friend.
It is the past participle of 'smörja' (to grease). It means 'lubricated'.
No, that's a common mistake. It must be 'smort'.
Not directly, but you could say 'Det gick inte alls som smort' (It didn't go smoothly at all).
Not exactly. 'Piece of cake' means it was easy. 'Gå som smort' means it progressed without problems. Usually, they overlap, but the focus is different.
Yes! If a team's play is very coordinated, you can say 'Spelet går som smort.'
In Swedish, 'gå' is the universal verb for 'to function' or 'to progress.'
Not at all. It's used every day in modern Sweden.
Only if you mean the *cooking* or the *event* went well, not the taste of the food.
Verwandte Redewendungen
Gå som på räls
synonymTo go as if on rails
Gå som en dans
similarTo go like a dance
Flyta på
similarTo flow along
Gå i lås
builds onTo click into place/lock
Kärva
contrastTo chafe/bind
