herd cats

20:07 May 16, 2017
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English to Danish translations [Non-PRO]
Social Sciences - Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
English term or phrase: herd cats
Det er anvendt som overskrift i et længere dokument om nye måder at arbejde på.

Meningen er tydelig nok:
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/herd_cats#English : "To attempt to control the uncontrollable."

Er der nogen, der har et bedre forslag end "styre en sækfuld lopper" til at udtrykke noget tilsvarende på dansk?
Thomas T. Frost
Portugal
Local time: 16:28


Summary of answers provided
2tæmme vildkatte
Jeppe Fischer


  

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tæmme vildkatte


Explanation:
Et alternativt billede med lignende udsigelse.

Jeppe Fischer
Denmark
Local time: 17:28
Native speaker of: Native in DanishDanish
Notes to answerer
Asker: Tak for forslag, men "herd cats" har egentlig ikke noget med "vild" at gøre. Det handler mere om kattens meget selvstændige karakter. En kat gør, som den selv vil, og det er omsonst at prøve at få den til at gå i flok som får.

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