skingras för vinden

Swedish

Etymology

Literally, "scatter to [for] the wind." Perhaps shortened from skingras som agnar för vinden.

Verb

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  1. (idiomatic) to scatter to the winds (spread out widely)
    Synonym: skingras som agnar för vinden
    Det gamla gänget hade skingrats för vinden
    The old gang had scattered to the winds
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