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