på stående fot
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Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]på (“on”) + stående (“standing”) + fot (“foot”)
Adverb
[edit]på stående fot (not comparable)
- (idiomatic) while standing up (or walking)
- (idiomatic, more or less figuratively) on the spot, then and there
- De upplyste honom om problemet, och han lovade på stående fot att göra något åt saken
- They informed him of the problem, and he promised then and there to do something about it
- (idiomatic, more or less figuratively) in a hurry
- Jag hade bråttom, så det blev en macka på stående fot innan jag gav mig iväg
- I was in a hurry, so I had a quick sandwich ("so it became a sandwich on standing foot") before heading off