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My Favourite Polish Idioms

My Favourite Polish Idioms

Mieć muchy w nosie

Meaning:

Lit. “to have flies in the nose” describes a person being in a bad mood, sulking without any particular reason.

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Posted on 30 October 2025Categories Animals, MetaphorsLeave a comment on Mieć muchy w nosie

Śpioch

Meaning:

Lit. “a spleepyhead” is an agent embedded in an organisation who is inactive and waiting for a task when the time comes.

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Posted on 15 October 202521 September 2025Categories PoliticsLeave a comment on Śpioch

Nie ma co zbierać

Meaning:

Lit. “nothing to pick up” is a bit toungue-in-cheek way to confirm that someone has been beaten comprehensively and beyond doubt. Also a way to brag about this if it’s you or your mates that done this. In a similar manner to pozamiatane.

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Posted on 5 October 202521 September 2025Categories Everyday life, Metaphors, SportsLeave a comment on Nie ma co zbierać

Pełną gębą

Meaning:

Lit. “with a full snout” is a way to say in Polish that someone is really dedicated to and competent at what they are doing. Not a part-time or only half-good. It is usually a compliment made by those impressed by the person’s performance and/or dedication.

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Posted on 25 September 202521 September 2025Categories Body, Everyday lifeLeave a comment on Pełną gębą

Pamięciówka

Meaning:

Lit. “a memory job” used to mean a thing you need to learn by heart. Mostly a poem for a Polish lesson or a set of dates for a history lesson. But the term got also introduced into the realm of sex, in which it is used to denote the act of masturbation while recalling an attractive person you’ve recently seen. Or an arousing event.

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Posted on 14 September 202526 August 2025Categories Everyday life, SexLeave a comment on Pamięciówka

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