Meaning:
Lit: “to track a snake”. Which means to go in zigzags from left to right, use the whole available road. Obviously, this is a symptom of a severe alcohol overdose and that is the very situation the term has been coined for.
Category: Alcohol
Mieć mocną głowę
Meaning:
Lit: “to have a strong head”. And it’s not about being very clever withstanding lots of injuries. When Poles say that someone has a strong head they definitely mean the person can take lots of alcohol in and still not become (or before becoming) severely intoxicated.
Puścić pawia
Meaning:
Lit. “to release a peacock”. Still a bit slangy but generally understood expression for throwing up, especially as a consequence of consuming too much alcohol.
Białe myszki
Meaning:
Lit. “little white mice”, most commonly used with the verb “widzieć” (“to see”). Which has been used for at least 50 years to describe people hallucinating while being totally drunk, in a delirium or suffering during withdrawal or a hangover. The white mice are supposed to be a sign of alcoholism and a warning to stop drinking altogether.
(Sklep) monopolowy
Meaning:
Lit. “a monopoly (store)”. This does not have anything to do with a monopoly in the current socioeconomic situation in Poland. But it had some 40 or 50 years ago.