Meaning:
Lit. “the hangover’s (day)” or officially “urlop na żądanie”, is a part of an employees yearly holiday budget he or she can use without planning it in advance and get approved by the boss.
Ciepła woda w kranie
Meaning:
Lit. “warm water in the tap” is a phrase coming from Polish politics and used almost exclusively in that area. It describes a policy concentrating on economic development which should make the citizens comfortable and happy – as opposed to big words, empty phrases that don’t make a Jan Kowalski any happier.
Pod strzechy
Meaning:
Lit. “under the thatch” is an old Polish expression meaning that something is becoming popular among the common folk, usually following an adoption by better-off or well-educated people.
Wychodzic przed orkiestrę
Meaning:
Lit. “to step in front of the orchestra” is a figurative way to say that someone is too bold and is overreaching which might result in a bitter failure.
Rozejść się po kościach
Meaning:
Lit. “to spread around the bones” which is used to say that something expected to be really big resulted in almost no consequences, especially negative ones.