något i hästväg

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Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From något (something) +‎ i (in) +‎ hästväg ("horse-way"), as in something like (towards) a horse.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [nóːɡɔ́t iː hɛ́stvǽːɡ]
  • IPA(key): [notː iː hɛ́stvǽːɡ] (as if spelled nåt i hästväg)

Idiom[edit]

något i hästväg

  1. (idiomatic) something extraordinary, something that makes an unusually strong impression (for example by being large or powerful)
    Vår nyårsfest blev något i hästväg
    Our New Year's party really was something else ("became something in horse-way")

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