vad får det lov att vara

== Swedish == === Etymology === Roughly, "What is it allowed to be?" Might have originated as a way to avoid addressing with a title and possibly making a faux pas by using an improper one. See the article on du-reformen on Wikipedia. === Phrase === vad får det lov att vara? (idiomatic) what will it be? (when taking an order at a restaurant or the like) === References === “lov”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “lov”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)