få något om bakfoten
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Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Literally, "get something around the hindfoot." Originally in reference to domestic animals getting tangled up on a tether or leash. The phrase is not presented in Norwegian or Danish.
Verb
[edit]få något om bakfoten (present får något om bakfoten, preterite fick något om bakfoten, supine fått något om bakfoten, imperative få något om bakfoten)
- (idiomatic) to get an incorrect idea about something
- Det där har du fått om bakfoten
- You've got that wrong (literally, "you've gotten that around your hindfoot.")