för fulla muggar
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Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]By surface analysis, för (“for”) + fulla (“full”) + muggar (“mugs”). Possibly originally nautical lingo, from external waste storage tanks ("muggar") filling up with water at high speeds. In modern times, mugg is still colloquial for toilet.
Adverb
[edit]för fulla muggar (not comparable)
- (idiomatic) very intensely, with all one's might
- De sprang för fulla muggar
- They ran as fast as they could
See also
[edit]- för fullt
- för glatta livet (“for dear life”)