ummet ja lammet

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Finnish

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Etymology

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ummet (fields of deep snow) + ja (and) + lammet (ponds)

Phrase

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ummet ja lammet

  1. (idiomatic) excessively long-winded talk: this and that
    puhua ummet ja lammet (about = elative)to give a blow-by-blow narration, tell the whole story down to the last tedious detail; to beat around the bush
    luvata ummet ja lammet (about = elative)to give a very long-winded promise
    kysyä ummet ja lammet (of/about = elative)to pry into all the (gory) details, wheedle all the juicy tidbits out, interrogate thoroughly

Usage notes

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Used e,g, to indicate that someone is trying to deceive or distract the listener by speaking a lot, but leaving out essential facts.