sakta i backarna

Swedish

Etymology

Literally, "Slow on the slopes!"

Interjection

sakta i backarna

1. (idiomatic) not so fast, slow down there, whoa (for example when someone brings up (and then moves on from) a contentious point)

   Sakta i backarna! Ingen har väl påstått att han är helt oskyldig?

   Slow down there! No one has claimed he's completely innocent, have they?

References

• backe in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• backe in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)