haka upp sig

Swedish

Etymology

haka (“hook”) +‎ upp (“up”) +‎ sig (“oneself”)

Verb

haka upp sig (present hakar upp sig, preterite hakade upp sig, supine hakat upp sig, imperative haka upp sig)

1. (idiomatic, reflexive, with på) to get hung up (on something – focus on to an unreasonable degree)

   Haka inte upp dig på oväsentligheter

   Don't get hung up on things that aren't important

2. (idiomatic, reflexive) to get stuck (of a mechanism or the like)

See also

• hänga upp sig

References

• haka upp sig in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• haka in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• haka in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)