vara någon till lags

== Swedish == === Etymology === From vara (“be”) +‎ någon (“someone”) +‎ till (“to”) +‎ lags (“pleasing condition's (in this expression)”), with frozen genitive from when till governed the genitive. === Verb === vara någon till lags (present är någon till lags, preterite var någon till lags, supine varit någon till lags, imperative var någon till lags) (idiomatic) to please someone (for example by fulfilling their requests) === References === “lag”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “lag”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “lag”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)