om gud vill och byxorna håller
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Swedish
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Etymology
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Pronunciation
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Idiom
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Etymology
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Literally, "If God wants and the pants don't rip".
Pronunciation
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IPA
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[ɔm ɡʉ̟ːd vɪl ɔ(k) ˈbʏk͡sʊɳa ˈhɔlːɛr]
Idiom
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om
gud
vill
och
byxorna
håller
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expresses the speaker’s wish for a given future event to occur.
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om gud vill och rumpan håller
om gud vill och tygen håller
om gud vill och vädret tillåter
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