gilla läget

Swedish

Etymology

gilla (“like”) +‎ läget (“the situation”)

Verb

gilla läget (present gillar läget, preterite gillade läget, supine gillat läget, imperative gilla läget)

  1. (idiomatic, colloquial) to accept a bad situation (that nothing can be done about, or that one chooses to do nothing about)
    Det här går inte att göra något åt, så vi får helt enkelt gilla läget
    There's nothing that can be done about this, so we'll simply have to "like the situation"
    Chefen sänkte just min lön. Tycker ni jag borde gilla läget eller säga upp mig?
    The boss just lowered my salary. Do you think I should "like the situation" or resign?

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