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My Favourite Polish Idioms

My Favourite Polish Idioms

Kacowe

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.

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Posted on 10 July 20253 July 2025Categories Alcohol, Business, Everyday lifeLeave a comment on Kacowe

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.

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Posted on 28 June 20253 July 2025Categories Metaphors, PoliticsLeave a comment on Ciepła woda w kranie

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.

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Posted on 17 June 2025Categories Metaphors, SayingsLeave a comment on Pod strzechy

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.

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Posted on 30 May 202521 May 2025Categories Everyday life, Metaphors, SayingsLeave a comment on Wychodzic przed orkiestrę

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.

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Posted on 21 May 2025Categories Body, Everyday life, SayingsLeave a comment on Rozejść się po kościach

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