Everything was coming up roses, but at the end of the day we lost a packet

Swedish translation: upp som en sol, ner som en pannkaka/det började så väl, men blev ändå så fel

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English term or phrase:Everything was coming up roses, but at the end of the day we lost a packet
Swedish translation:upp som en sol, ner som en pannkaka/det började så väl, men blev ändå så fel
Entered by: Petter Björck

15:11 May 9, 2012
English to Swedish translations [PRO]
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English term or phrase: Everything was coming up roses, but at the end of the day we lost a packet
Ja ni... att ngt går väl men i slutänden...?
Annika Hagdahl Manni
Italy
Local time: 11:19
upp som en sol, ner som en pannkaka
Explanation:
Kanske? Det är ju ett känt idiomatiskt uttryck på svenska i alla fall.
Alternativ: "Det började så väl, men blev ändå så fel", eller något sådant.
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Petter Björck
Finland
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3 +2upp som en sol, ner som en pannkaka
Petter Björck


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32 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
everything was coming up roses, but at the end of the day we lost a packet
upp som en sol, ner som en pannkaka


Explanation:
Kanske? Det är ju ett känt idiomatiskt uttryck på svenska i alla fall.
Alternativ: "Det började så väl, men blev ändå så fel", eller något sådant.

Petter Björck
Finland
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish
PRO pts in category: 12

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agree  Joakim Braun: Mycket bra.
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agree  Annikki Kallay: Tror på denna...slang är inte lätt!
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