åka fast

Swedish

Etymology

åka (“go”) +‎ fast (“caught”)

Verb

åka fast (present åker fast, preterite åkte fast, supine åkt fast, imperative åk fast)

  1. (colloquial) to get caught, to be busted (for a crime or the like)
    Jag åkte fast för fortkörning
    I got caught [for] speeding
    Jag åkte fast för plankning
    I got caught [for] fare dodging
    Jag åkte fast i en dopningskontroll
    I got caught by an anti-doping test
    Jag åkte fast i tullen
    I got caught at customs
    Jag var nära att åka fast flera gånger under flykten
    I was close to getting caught several times during the escape

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