med andan i halsen

Swedish

Etymology

From med (“with”) +‎ andan (“one's breath”) +‎ i (“in”) +‎ halsen (“one's throat”), "with one's breath in one's throat."

Prepositional phrase

med andan i halsen

very out of breath, breathless
Han kom in i föreläsningssalen tjugo minuter för sent med andan i halsen
He entered the lecture hall twenty minutes late and out of breath

See also

andfådd (“out of breath”)

References

anda in Svensk ordbok (SO)

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