på tok

See also: patok and påtok

Swedish

Adverb

på tok

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