ge sig på

Swedish

Verb

ge sig på (present ger sig på, preterite gav sig på, supine gett sig på, imperative ge sig på)

  1. (reflexive) to attack (physically or verbally)
    Han gav sig på mig med en machete
    He attacked me with a machete
  2. (reflexive) to try to find a solution to a problem; to attack a problem
  3. short for ge sig fan på
    Det kan du ge dig på!
    You betcha!

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