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roast snow in a furnace
roast snow in a furnace
To attempt a futile, often ridiculous, task. You're so tiny that there's no way you can carry that armchair upstairs all by yourself—you might as well roast snow in a furnace!
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
| Merja | | MER-yah | Finnish |
| MartÍN | | mahr-TEEN | Spanish |
| Rosinha | | - | Portuguese |
| Kristoffer | | KREES-tof-fer (Finnish) | Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish |
| JØRn | | - | Danish, Norwegian |
| Frang | | - | Scottish |