gå åt skogen
Swedish
Etymology
From gå (go, walk), åt (to) and skog (forest): literally to "go to the forest"
Verb
gå åt skogen
- to fail miserably
- e.g. "Jag skulle bygga ihop mina IKEA-möbler själv, men det gick åt skogen." = "I was to assemble my IKEA-furniture by myself, but that failed utterly."