på tok

See also: patok and påtok

Swedish

used with the verb vara (be): wrong, out of place
Jag insåg direkt att någonting var på tok.
I immediately realized that something was wrong.
used as an adverb to show excessiveness: way, far
Han dricker på tok för mycket.
He drinks way too much.
used with the verb gå (go): shows that although with good intentions, an action has a bad result: out of hand, wrong, backfire
Jag ville överraska henne men det gick helt på tok.
I wanted to surprise her but things went completely wrong.

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