för glatta livet

Swedish

Etymology

Literally, "for life itself," using a rare sense of glatt.

Adverb

för glatta livet (not comparable)

  1. (idiomatic) for dear life (very quickly or intensely)
    De rodde för glatta livet för att undkomma sjömonstret
    They rowed for dear life to escape the sea monster

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