på krigsstigen

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Swedish

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Etymology

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Calque of English on the warpath, from (on) +‎ krigsstigen (the warpath). First attested in 1889.

Prepositional phrase

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krigsstigen

  1. (idiomatic) on the warpath
    Akta er! Han är på krigsstigen idag.
    Beware! He's on the warpath today.

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