hoppa i galen tunna

== Swedish == === Etymology === From hoppa (“jump”) +‎ i (“into”) +‎ galen (“crazy (perhaps "crazily wrong")”) +‎ tunna (“barrel”). A widely reported (perhaps folk) etymology derives the expression from a supposed story of a man accidentally jumping into a barrel of tar instead of a hot tub after a taking a sauna. Attested at least since 1807. === Verb === hoppa i galen tunna (present hoppar i galen tunna, preterite hoppade i galen tunna, supine hoppat i galen tunna, imperative hoppa i galen tunna) (idiomatic) to make a (terribly) wrong decision === References === tunna in Svensk ordbok (SO) tunna in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)