vara någon till lags

Swedish

Etymology

From vara (“be”) +‎ någon (“someone”) +‎ till (“to”) +‎ lags (“pleasing condition's (in this expression)”), with frozen genitive from when till governed the genitive.

Verb

vara någon till lags (present är någon till lags, preterite var någon till lags, supine varit någon till lags, imperative var någon till lags)

  1. (idiomatic) to please someone (for example by fulfilling their requests)

References

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