hack i häl

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Swedish

Etymology

Literally, heel in heel.

Adverb

hack i häl (not comparable)

  1. (idiomatic) hot on someone's heels, (snapping) at someone's heels
    • 2000 December 18, “Job 18:11”, in Bibel 2000, © Svenska Bibelsällskapet, accessed at Bible.com, archived from the original on 7 March 2025:
      Fasor ansätter honom från alla håll, de är honom hack i häl.
      Terrors frighten him on every side, and chase him at his heels.
    • 2015 September 4, Håkan Alamaa, “Körde rattfull – skyllde på Hells Angels”, in Sveriges Television, archived from the original on 7 March 2025:
      Efter en kort biljakt förlorade kontrollen över bilen och sladdade ner i ett dike. Polisen var hack i häl och jakten fortsatte till fots.
      After a short car chase, he lost control of his car and skidded into a ditch. The police were hot on his heels, and the chase continued on foot.
    • 2020 September 26, P4 Sjuhärad, “Bergdalen har chans till serievinst efter 3-3 mot Mariebo”, in Sveriges Radio, archived from the original on 7 March 2025:
      Mariebo IK leder med 24 poäng, men Bergdalen är hack i häl med 21.
      Mariebo IK leads with 24 points, but Bergdalen is snapping at their heels with 21.

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