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My Favourite Polish Idioms

My Favourite Polish Idioms

Z palcem w dupie

Menaing:

Lit. “with the finger up the ass” is a boastful way to say that you can do something without any effort, really easy, no big deal. Hands down.

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Posted on 10 August 202630 July 2026Categories Body, Everyday life, Metaphors, SayingsLeave a comment on Z palcem w dupie

Siara

Meaning:

Lit. “a sulphur”. While the basic word for this element is “siarka”, which sounds a bit diminutive, the “siara” sounds like “a big sulphur”.

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Posted on 30 July 202630 July 2026Categories Everyday lifeLeave a comment on Siara

Jak z krzyża zdjęty

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.

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Posted on 7 July 202622 June 2026Categories Alcohol, MetaphorsLeave a comment on Jak z krzyża zdjęty

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.

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Posted on 30 June 202622 June 2026Categories Sayings, ViolenceLeave a comment on Ino roz

Opadła kopara

Meaning:

Lit. “the digger dropped” is an expression stressing a person being extremely surprised, astonished, stunned or disappointed.

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Posted on 20 June 202625 May 2026Categories Body, Everyday life, Metaphors, SayingsLeave a comment on Opadła kopara

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