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)

1. (idiomatic) very intensely, with all one's might

   De sprang för fulla muggar

   They ran as fast as they could

See also

• för fullt
• för glatta livet (“for dear life”)

References

• full in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• full in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• Fula Ordboken