"lägga manken till" meaning in Swedish

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Verb

Forms: lägger manken till [present], lade [preterite], lagt manken till [supine], lägg manken till [imperative]
Etymology: From lägga (“put”) + manken (“the withers (back of a four-legged animal)”) + till (“to”), in reference to an ox beginning to push against a yoke with its withers. Etymology templates: {{af|sv|lägga|manken|till|t1=put|t2=the withers (back of a four-legged animal)|t3=to}} lägga (“put”) + manken (“the withers (back of a four-legged animal)”) + till (“to”) Head templates: {{head|sv|verb|present|lägger manken till|preterite|lade, la manken till|supine|lagt manken till|imperative|lägg manken till|head=lägga manken till}} lägga manken till (present lägger manken till, preterite lade, la manken till, supine lagt manken till, imperative lägg manken till)
  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) to put a lot of effort into something (one previously did not put a lot of effort into), to put one's back into something, to put one's mind to something Tags: idiomatic, intransitive
    Sense id: en-lägga_manken_till-sv-verb-nSDcw7t4 Categories (other): Swedish entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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      "form": "lagt manken till",
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