hårda bud

Swedish

Etymology

hårda (“hard”) +‎ bud (“commandments”)

Noun

hårda bud c

  1. (idiomatic, somewhat colloquial) tough measures, tough conditions
    Vi väcktes vid femtiden varje morgon. Det var hårda bud.
    We were woken up at five o'clock every morning. It was tough.

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