My point is that it's hard to identify - and translate - idioms like these. One of my favorites is the English idiom "make one's hair stand on end", which can

My point is that it's hard to identify - and translate - idioms like these. One of my favorites is the English idiom "make one's hair stand on end", which can be translated (directly) as "fikk ens hår til å stå opp", but we Norwegians prefers "gåsehud" (literally "goose skin") or "fikk hårene til å reise seg" (literally "made the hairs rise") instead. Add to the problem if the scared or excited entity in question is actually called "One." I rest my case.