[Idiom] Searching for an english idiom

[tavaritz]

Hello.

I've tried to find if there's a translation for finnish idiom "väärin sammutettu" in english.

"Väärin sammutettu" literary means to put out a fire the wrong way. But idiomatically it means that something has been accomplished but the bureacratic rules were not followed while doing the deed. Imagine a firechief coming to a fire that has already been put out and he's peewed because he couldn't order how it should have been done.

Tavaritz

 

[andrewg927]

"he's peewed"? What does that mean?

 

[GoesStation]

You can accomplish something "through the back door". Use this term carefully, though, as it can also have a sexual connotation.

 

[emsr2d2]

"he's peewed"? What does that mean?

I think it was a typo for "he's peeved".

 

[Rover_KE]

Oh yes, of course. I had it down as 'peed' (pissed).

 

[probus]

You can also sneak something through. My income tax return had some very debatable claims, but I snuck it through and got a hefty refund.