på sniskan
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.
References
- sniskan in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- sniskan in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)