Að taka einhvern á beinið — Icelandic Saying Mug

Að taka einhvern á beinið
Literally: “To take someone onto the bone.”

To give someone a proper telling-off. Getting summoned to the bone: scarier than any HR meeting.

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.