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Swedish
Etymology
Disputed. Possibly a wrestling metaphor from "get into a bend," as in getting someone's body to bend (bukta).
Verb
få bukt med (present får bukt med, preterite fick bukt med, supine fått bukt med, imperative få bukt med)
- (idiomatic) to get on top of and deal with (resolve, especially of a difficult problem)
De lyckades få bukt med den växande ungdomsbrottsligheten- They managed to stop the rise in youth crime
Han fick bukt med sitt spelberoende- He overcame his gambling addiction
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