Að leggja árar í bát — Icelandic Saying Mug

Að leggja árar í bát
Literally: “To lay the oars in the boat.”

To give up. Icelandic for quitting — nautically.

Part of our Old Sayings, Literally collection — real Icelandic proverbs with their gloriously literal English translations. Printed on demand on a glossy 11 oz ceramic mug and shipped worldwide.