hlaupa eins og fætur toga

Icelandic

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Etymology

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Literally “to run as the legs [can] pull”.

Verb

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hlaupa eins og fætur toga

  1. (simile) to run as fast as one can
    Ég öskraði á þjófinn og hann hljóp eins og fætur toguðu.
    I yelled at the thief and he ran as fast as he could.

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