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Swedish
Etymology
From efter (“after”) + kälken (“the sled”), referring to the back end of a sled. Attested since 1685.
Noun
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)
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