vind för våg

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Swedish

Etymology

From vind (wind) +‎ för (for) +‎ våg (wave), a corruption of "för vind och våg" (for wind and wave), in reference to a drifting vessel.

Adverb

vind för våg (not comparable)

  1. (idiomatic) without supervision
    släppa ungarna vind för våg på en farlig industrianläggning
    letting the kids run around freely on a dangerous industrial site ("releasing the kids wind for wave on a dangerous industrial site")
    De hade lämnat hunden vind för våg
    They had left the dog to fend for itself
  2. (idiomatic) without a plan, aimlessly
    leva vind för våg
    lead a planless life ("live wind for wave")

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