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Swedish idiom

"för tusan hakar!"

In English: "for heaven's sake"

Word-for-word translation

"for the devil hook!"

English equivalent

"for heaven's sake"

Functional equivalent

The English expression conveys the same meaning but uses different imagery.

What does "för tusan hakar!" mean?

för sjutton!

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