gå åt skogen

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Swedish

Etymology

From gå (go, walk), åt (to) and skog (forest): literally to "go to the forest"

Verb

gå åt skogen

to fail miserably
e.g. "Jag skulle bygga ihop mina IKEA-möbler själv, men det gick åt skogen." = "I was to assemble my IKEA-furniture by myself, but that failed utterly."

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