dra åt helvete

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Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

dra (“go”) +‎ åt (“to(wards)”) +‎ helvete (“hell”). Compare Norwegian Nynorsk dra til helvete and Danish gå ad helvede til.

Verb[edit]

dra åt helvete (present drar åt helvete, preterite drog åt helvete, supine dragit åt helvete, imperative dra åt helvete)

  1. (idiomatic, usually in the infinitive or imperative) to fuck off (leave)
    Synonyms: (milder) dra åt skogen, (milder) dra dit pepparn växer
    Han kan dra åt helvete
    He can fuck off / go to hell
    Dra åt helvete!
    Fuck off / Go to hell!

Interjection[edit]

dra åt helvete

  1. (idiomatic, offensive) fuck off, go to hell

Usage notes[edit]

  • Can be both a request to leave and a generic invective.
  • The preposition åt might reflect older/dialectal usage and mean "to." The usual meaning is "towards."

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