"vara någon till lags" meaning in Swedish

See vara någon till lags in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: är någon till lags [present], var någon till lags [preterite], varit någon till lags [supine], var någon till lags [imperative]
Etymology: From vara (“be”) + någon (“someone”) + till (“to”) + lags (“pleasing condition's (in this expression)”), with frozen genitive from when till governed the genitive. Etymology templates: {{af|sv|vara|någon|till|lags|t1=be|t2=someone|t3=to|t4=pleasing condition's (in this expression)}} vara (“be”) + någon (“someone”) + till (“to”) + lags (“pleasing condition's (in this expression)”) Head templates: {{head|sv|verb|present|är någon till lags|preterite|var någon till lags|supine|varit någon till lags|imperative|var någon till lags|head=vara någon till lags}} 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) Tags: idiomatic

Inflected forms

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