efterkälken

== Swedish == === Etymology === From efter (“after”) +‎ kälken (“the sled”), referring to the back end of a sled. Attested since 1685. === Noun === efterkälken c (idiomatic, with hamna på/komma på/vara på) to fall (with hamna på/komma på) or be (with vara på) behind (in a competition or the like) === References === “efterkälken”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “efterkälken”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “efterkälke”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)