Meaning:
Lit. “as if taken down from the cross”. And what is meant here is the true cross, the one the founder of Christianity died on.
Ino roz
Meaning:
Lit. “only once” – which in standard Polish would be “tylko raz” but the expression actually comes from southern Polish dialects, especially gwara podhalańska.
Opadła kopara
Meaning:
Lit. “the digger dropped” is an expression stressing a person being extremely surprised, astonished, stunned or disappointed.
Z pocałowaniem ręki
Meaning:
Lit. “with hand-kissing” means being very grateful and glad. The phrase is used when someone is getting a very good deal for whatever is being offered and accepts it without any haggling or discussion.
Nauka nie poszła w las
Meaning:
Lit: “the education has not gone into the wood”. This set phrase is used to say that a person (or organisation) learnt from past experience and used this knowledge to its own benefit.