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Swedish
Etymology
Calque of German hinters Licht führen, from föra (“bring”) + bakom (“behind”) + ljuset (“the light”).
Verb
föra bakom ljuset (present för bakom ljuset, preterite förde bakom ljuset, supine fört bakom ljuset, imperative för bakom ljuset)
- (idiomatic) to deceive (someone) by misleading or hiding the truth; to deceive, to keep in the dark, to pull the wool over someone's eyes, etc.
Jag var helt ovetande om att de andra styrelseledamoterna bröt mot lagen. Jag blev förd bakom ljuset. / De förde mig bakom ljuset. (same meaning, alternative phrasing)- I was completely unaware that the other board members were breaking the law. They deceived me. / I was kept in the dark. ("I was brought behind the light." / "They brought me behind the light.")
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