skrika i högan sky

Swedish

Etymology

From skrika (“scream”) +‎ i (“in”) +‎ högan (“high (old masculine accusative of hög that survives in some expressions)”) +‎ sky (“sky”)

Verb

skrika i högan sky (present skriker i högan sky, preterite skrek i högan sky, supine skrikit i högan sky, imperative skrik i högan sky)

1. (idiomatic) to scream very loudly, to scream to high heaven

See also

• skrika som en stucken gris (“squeal like a stuck pig”)

References

• hög in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• sky in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)