stå i ljusan låga

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Swedish

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

stå (“stand”) +‎ i (“in”) +‎ ljusan (“bright (old accusative of ljus that survives in some expressions)”) +‎ låga (“flame”)

Verb

[edit]

stå i ljusan låga (present står i ljusan låga, preterite stod i ljusan låga, supine stått i ljusan låga, imperative stå i ljusan låga)

  1. (idiomatic) to be burning intensely
    En bil stod i ljusan låga på parkeringen
    A car was on fire in the parking lot

References

[edit]
Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=stå_i_ljusan_låga&oldid=69837379"