för glatta livet

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Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Literally, "for life itself," using a rare sense of glatt.

Adverb[edit]

för glatta livet (not comparable)

  1. (idiomatic) for dear life (very quickly or intensely)
    De rodde för glatta livet för att undkomma sjömonstret
    They rowed for dear life to escape the sea monster

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