dra åt helvete
Swedish
editEtymology
editdra (“go”) + åt (“to(wards)”) + helvete (“hell”). Compare Norwegian Nynorsk dra til helvete and Danish gå ad helvede til.
Verb
editdra åt helvete (present drar åt helvete, preterite drog åt helvete, supine dragit åt helvete, imperative dra åt helvete)
- (idiomatic, usually in the infinitive or imperative) to fuck off (leave)
- Synonyms: (milder) dra åt skogen, (milder) dra dit pepparn växer
- Han kan dra åt helvete
- He can fuck off / go to hell
- Dra åt helvete!
- Fuck off / Go to hell!
Interjection
editUsage notes
edit- Can be both a request to leave and a generic invective.
- The preposition åt might reflect older/dialectal usage and mean "to." The usual meaning is "towards."