"fara á kostum" meaning in Icelandic

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Verb

Etymology: From kostir (“for a horse to trot quickly”), from kostur (“merit”). Head templates: {{head|is|verb}} fara á kostum, {{is-verb}} fara á kostum
  1. to do exceptionally well in some performance (e.g. an actor doing well in a film, or a footballer performing well in a game) Related terms: kostulegur, vera í essinu sínu
    Sense id: en-fara_á_kostum-is-verb-lgoU6TjU Categories (other): Icelandic entries with incorrect language header

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  "etymology_text": "From kostir (“for a horse to trot quickly”), from kostur (“merit”).",
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        "1": "is",
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      },
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    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "fara á kostum",
      "name": "is-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Icelandic",
  "lang_code": "is",
  "pos": "verb",
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          "name": "Icelandic entries with incorrect language header",
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      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "He did absolutely amazingly and scored 12 goals.",
          "text": "Hann fór á kostum og skoraði 12 mörk.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to do exceptionally well in some performance (e.g. an actor doing well in a film, or a footballer performing well in a game)"
      ],
      "id": "en-fara_á_kostum-is-verb-lgoU6TjU",
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "kostulegur"
        },
        {
          "word": "vera í essinu sínu"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "fara á kostum"
}
{
  "etymology_text": "From kostir (“for a horse to trot quickly”), from kostur (“merit”).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "is",
        "2": "verb"
      },
      "expansion": "fara á kostum",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "fara á kostum",
      "name": "is-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Icelandic",
  "lang_code": "is",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "kostulegur"
    },
    {
      "word": "vera í essinu sínu"
    }
  ],
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        "Icelandic entries with incorrect language header",
        "Icelandic lemmas",
        "Icelandic multiword terms",
        "Icelandic terms with usage examples",
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      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "He did absolutely amazingly and scored 12 goals.",
          "text": "Hann fór á kostum og skoraði 12 mörk.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to do exceptionally well in some performance (e.g. an actor doing well in a film, or a footballer performing well in a game)"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "fara á kostum"
}

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