med andan i halsen
Swedish
Etymology
From med (“with”) + andan (“one's breath”) + i (“in”) + halsen (“one's throat”), "with one's breath in one's throat."
Prepositional phrase
- very out of breath, breathless
- Han kom in i föreläsningssalen tjugo minuter för sent med andan i halsen
- He entered the lecture hall twenty minutes late and out of breath