Lit. “a decease” is a Polish formal term for declaring a person dead. A common phrase featured in accident reports is “lekarz stwierdził zgon”. But it also has a but less sad application – one still reporting declining health but not as definite.
Lit. “from the thread” is mostly used alongside the verb “pić” – “to drink”. Or a similar one like “walić” – “to hit”. It obviously means to consume an (alcoholic) beverage right out of the bottle, without pouring into a glass.
Lit. “a small beer” is a synonym for something easy to achieve, take care of. A piece of cake. Especially if compared to a much bigger problem which will be harder to solve.
Lit. “half a liter” used to be one of the most common ways of referring to vodka. This volume of a bottle in the characteristic shape was the standard unit sold in communist Poland’s shops (a state monopoly).
Lit. “a brainfucker”, is a general term used for any cheap low-quality alcoholic beverage. The most common receiver of this distinction is Polish cheap wine but it matches as well fruit liqueurs or fruit-flavoured vodkas, often sold to people in need, in small “monkey” bottles.
