Meaning:
Lit. “a sperm whale” is a very impolite and offensive way to refer to obese people. This term stresses that you find them unattractive and is especially often used by males discussing women’s appearance.
Category: Animals
Trzymać dwie sroki za ogon
Meaning:
Lit. “to hold two magpies by the tail” is Polish for “to have several irons in the fire”. So, to have multiple tasks or businesses in progress.
Świerszczyk
Meaning:
Lit. “a little cricket” (the insect) is the title of a children’s magazine published in Warsaw since 1945. However, the word has a second meaning – a general term for any printed pornographic magazine.
Albo rybki, albo akwarium
Meaning:
Lit. “either the fish or the tank” is what some Poles say when they want (playfully) to force you to make a choice. This voices an ultimate alternative with only one option to be selected and stressing that eating and still having a cake is definitely not possible.
Co kot napłakał
Meaning:
Lit. “what a cat cried out”. What is meant here is the amount/volume of tears delivered in this sad activity. In Polish this metaphor means: very little, next to nothing. It is used often, mostly in everyday conversations, and is widely understood.