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Swedish
Etymology
From för (“for”) + kung (“king”) + och (“and”) + fosterland (“homeland (somewhat solemn)”). Compare "for king and country."
Adverb
för kung och fosterland (not comparable)
- (idiomatic) with all one's might
Han tog i för kung och fosterland, men stenen rörde sig inte en millimeter- He pushed (implicit) with all his might , but the rock didn't move a millimeter
Usage notes
Often as "ta i för kung och fosterland."
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