efterkälken
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From efter (“after”) + kälken (“the sled”), referring to the back end of a sled. Attested since 1685.
Noun edit
efterkälken c
- (idiomatic, with hamna på/komma på/vara på) to fall (with hamna på/komma på) or be (with vara på) behind (in a competition or the like)