hårda bud

Swedish

Etymology

hårda (“hard”) +‎ bud (“commandments”)

Noun

hårda bud c

1. (idiomatic, somewhat colloquial) tough measures, tough conditions

   Vi väcktes vid femtiden varje morgon. Det var hårda bud.

   We were woken up at five o'clock every morning. It was tough.

References

• bud in Svensk ordbok (SO)