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Swedish
Adverb
på sniskan (not comparable)
- (colloquial) out of proper alignment; askew, crooked, misaligned
Tavlan hängde på sniskan- The painting was crooked / hung askew
- (colloquial, figuratively) (a bit) off (from the desired state)
Hans karriär hade hamnat lite på sniskan- His career had gone a bit awry / taken a bit of a dive (literally "had ended up a bit askew/crooked")
Usage notes
For things going awry more generally, snett, galet, or fel often sounds better. Think something hanging crooked as a metaphor.
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