lök på laxen
Swedish
Etymology
Literally, "onion on the salmon".
Phrase
lök på laxen
- even worse; an extra disadvantage
Usage notes
Usually in either of the constructions "[att] lägga lök på laxen" ([to] make things even worse, literally "[to] put onion on the salmon") or "som (extra) lök på laxen" (as something which makes things even worse, literally "as (extra) onion on the salmon")