för fulla muggar
Swedish
Etymology
By surface analysis, för (“for”) + fulla (“full”) + muggar (“mugs”). Possibly originally nautical lingo, from external waste storage tanks ("muggar") filling up with water at high speeds. In modern times, mugg is still colloquial for toilet.
Adverb
för fulla muggar (not comparable)
- (idiomatic) very intensely, with all one's might
- De sprang för fulla muggar
- They ran as fast as they could
See also
- för fullt
References
- full in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- full in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- Fula Ordboken