Sep 7, 2016 12:20
7 yrs ago
Swedish term

Vi skor oss inte på din bekostnad

Non-PRO Swedish to English Bus/Financial Business/Commerce (general)
Having issues with the word 'skor' here - any suggestions?
Change log

Sep 8, 2016 00:52: Madeleine MacRae Klintebo changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"

Votes to reclassify question as PRO/non-PRO:

Non-PRO (3): Christopher Schröder, Michele Fauble, Madeleine MacRae Klintebo

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Discussion

Christopher Schröder Sep 7, 2016:
sko - to shoe
we don't rip you off

Proposed translations

+2
7 mins
Swedish term (edited): att sko sig på någons bekostnad
Selected

line one's pocket/purse at somebody's expense

Line one's pocket (or feather one's nest) at somebody's expense, i.e. to take (economical) advantage of somebody.
Note from asker:
Perfect, thanks!
Peer comment(s):

agree Adrian MM. (X) : as per Prisma SV/EN Ordbok...
28 mins
agree Tariq Khader (X)
4 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
4 hrs

we don't profit at your expense

Kind of weird Swedish if you ask me. Best to keep it simple, unless your context says otherwise... More context perhaps?
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