"dra sitt strå till stacken" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [Swedish]

Forms: drar sitt strå till stacken [present], drog sitt strå till stacken [preterite], dragit sitt strå till stacken [supine], dra sitt strå till stacken [imperative]
Etymology: Literally, "pull one's straw to the anthill". Head templates: {{head|sv|verb|present|drar sitt strå till stacken|preterite|drog sitt strå till stacken|supine|dragit sitt strå till stacken|imperative|dra sitt strå till stacken|head=dra sitt strå till stacken}} dra sitt strå till stacken (present drar sitt strå till stacken, preterite drog sitt strå till stacken, supine dragit sitt strå till stacken, imperative dra sitt strå till stacken), {{sv-verb-irr|drar|drog|dragit|dra|inf=dra sitt strå till stacken|particle=sitt strå till stacken}} dra sitt strå till stacken (present drar sitt strå till stacken, preterite drog sitt strå till stacken, supine dragit sitt strå till stacken, imperative dra sitt strå till stacken)
  1. (idiomatic) to do one's bit, to do one's part, to do one's share, to play one's part (contribute as best one can to a collaborative endeavor) Tags: idiomatic

Inflected forms

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "drar sitt strå till stacken",
      "tags": [
        "present"
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    },
    {
      "form": "drog sitt strå till stacken",
      "tags": [
        "preterite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dragit sitt strå till stacken",
      "tags": [
        "supine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dra sitt strå till stacken",
      "tags": [
        "imperative"
      ]
    }
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        "5": "preterite",
        "6": "drog sitt strå till stacken",
        "7": "supine",
        "8": "dragit sitt strå till stacken",
        "9": "imperative",
        "head": "dra sitt strå till stacken"
      },
      "expansion": "dra sitt strå till stacken (present drar sitt strå till stacken, preterite drog sitt strå till stacken, supine dragit sitt strå till stacken, imperative dra sitt strå till stacken)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "particle": "sitt strå till stacken"
      },
      "expansion": "dra sitt strå till stacken (present drar sitt strå till stacken, preterite drog sitt strå till stacken, supine dragit sitt strå till stacken, imperative dra sitt strå till stacken)",
      "name": "sv-verb-irr"
    }
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to do one's bit, to do one's part, to do one's share, to play one's part (contribute as best one can to a collaborative endeavor)"
      ],
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        [
          "do one's bit",
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        ],
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          "do one's part",
          "do one's part"
        ],
        [
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          "do"
        ],
        [
          "share",
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        ],
        [
          "play",
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        ],
        [
          "part",
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        ],
        [
          "as best one can",
          "as best one can#English"
        ]
      ],
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        "(idiomatic) to do one's bit, to do one's part, to do one's share, to play one's part (contribute as best one can to a collaborative endeavor)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "dra sitt strå till stacken"
}
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  "etymology_text": "Literally, \"pull one's straw to the anthill\".",
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    {
      "form": "drar sitt strå till stacken",
      "tags": [
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "drog sitt strå till stacken",
      "tags": [
        "preterite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dragit sitt strå till stacken",
      "tags": [
        "supine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dra sitt strå till stacken",
      "tags": [
        "imperative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "6": "drog sitt strå till stacken",
        "7": "supine",
        "8": "dragit sitt strå till stacken",
        "9": "imperative",
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      },
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      "name": "head"
    },
    {
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        "2": "drog",
        "3": "dragit",
        "4": "dra",
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        "particle": "sitt strå till stacken"
      },
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        "Swedish phrasal verbs formed with \"sitt strå till stacken\"",
        "Swedish terms with redundant head parameter",
        "Swedish verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to do one's bit, to do one's part, to do one's share, to play one's part (contribute as best one can to a collaborative endeavor)"
      ],
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        [
          "do one's bit",
          "do one's bit"
        ],
        [
          "do one's part",
          "do one's part"
        ],
        [
          "do",
          "do"
        ],
        [
          "share",
          "share"
        ],
        [
          "play",
          "play"
        ],
        [
          "part",
          "part"
        ],
        [
          "as best one can",
          "as best one can#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(idiomatic) to do one's bit, to do one's part, to do one's share, to play one's part (contribute as best one can to a collaborative endeavor)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "dra sitt strå till stacken"
}

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