smal som en sticka
Swedish
Alternative forms
- smal som en pinne
Etymology
smal (“thin”) + som (“as”) + en (“a”) + sticka (“splinter”)
Adjective
smal som en sticka (not comparable)
- (simile) as thin as a splinter, as thin as a rake (very thin, usually of a person)
References
- smal in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- sticka in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)