tappa sugen
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
Literally, "lose the suck." See sug.
Verb edit
tappa sugen (present tappar sugen, preterite tappade sugen, supine tappat sugen, imperative tappa sugen)
- (idiomatic) to lose one's enthusiasm for or willingness to do something; to lose one's drive, to lose one's spirit
- När manuset refuserades av tio förlag tappade han sugen
- When the manuscript was rejected by ten publishers, he lost his drive