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Swedish
Etymology
Originally of failing to make a contract in Bridge and similar card games. See bet.
Verb
gå bet (present går bet, preterite gick bet, supine gått bet, imperative gå bet)
- (idiomatic) to fail (at something)
en privatdetektiv som löser fallen där polisen går bet- a private eye who solves the cases that stump the police
Nisse klarade hinderbanans armgångsmoment, men gick bet på klätterväggen- Nisse got past the monkey bars section of the obstacle course, but couldn't make it up the climbing wall
Klarar du frågan frågesportsdeltagarna gick bet på?- Can you answer the question that stumped the quiz show contestants?
Hon gick bet på arvet- She lost out on the inheritance
Tjuvarna gick bet på kassaskåpet- The thieves couldn't get into the safe
Usage notes
"Gå bet på X" can be used whenever it is clear how X involves a failure (failing to overcome, failing to acquire, etc.) – to "fail on" something.
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