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My Favourite Polish Idioms

My Favourite Polish Idioms

Category: Body

Rów

Meaning:

Lit. “a ditch”, is one of Polish language’s many metaphors for asshole. A one which is quite blunt and unfriendly, not as tongue-in-cheek as “kakaowe oko“. But technically, unlike “dupa”, still not a vulgarism since it’s just a metaphor, probably not understood by all Poles.

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Posted on 28 May 202323 May 2023Categories Body, Metaphors, SexLeave a comment on Rów

Pół godzinki dla słoninki

Meaning

Lit. “half an hour for the fatback”. Sounds much more gracefully in Polish as it rhymes. It’s a playful term for an after-lunch nap improving your digestion.

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Posted on 24 May 20231 May 2023Categories Body, FoodLeave a comment on Pół godzinki dla słoninki

Dam głowę

Meaning:

Lit. “I’ll give (my) head”. No, it’s not what you think. It’s actually a Polish idiom. It means: to be absolutely sure of something, to vouch for it; unconditionally support a conviction or a person.

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Posted on 21 April 202317 April 2023Categories Body, Business, Everyday lifeLeave a comment on Dam głowę

Ciągnąć za język

Meaning:

Lit. “to pull one’s tongue”. You use this expression if someone tries to make another person talk about things he/she not necessarily wants to talk about, to uncover a secret.

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Posted on 24 February 20235 March 2023Categories Body, MetaphorsLeave a comment on Ciągnąć za język

Dopychać kolanem

Meaning:

Lit. “to push with one’s knee”. To make things fit by force. Or, more metaphorically, use one’s influence to make something happen which shouldn’t really happen, which is forbidden or opposed by a majority.

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Posted on 18 November 20225 November 2022Categories Body, Everyday life, MetaphorsLeave a comment on Dopychać kolanem

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