för fulla muggar

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Etymology edit

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 edit

för fulla muggar (not comparable)

  1. (idiomatic) very intensely, with all one's might
    De sprang för fulla muggar
    They ran as fast as they could

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