eld/ur m (-s, -ar)
fire
fara eins og ~~ í sinu
spread like wildfire
mér fellur allur ketill í ~
I am stupefied
hafa mörg járn í ~inum
have many irons in the fire, have many interests to attend to
fara úr öskunni í ~inn
out of the frying pan into the fire
milli tveggja ~a
between the devil and the deep blue sea