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My Favourite Polish Idioms

My Favourite Polish Idioms

Category: Business

Zapłacić głową

Meaning:

Lit. “to pay with one’s head”, which is a way to say that a person (usually a manager or a politician) got fired for making a grave mistake.

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Posted on 10 June 202230 May 2022Categories Business, Metaphors, PoliticsLeave a comment on Zapłacić głową

Płacić jak za zboże

Meaning:

Lit: “to pay like for grain”. Which means something is simply very expensive and you think it should not be. Also, most people use this expression to point that the party selling probably overcharges and therefore earns lots of money while not acting in an ethical way.

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Posted on 12 February 202228 January 2022Categories Business, Everyday life, FoodLeave a comment on Płacić jak za zboże

Szycha

Meaning:

Lit. “a large conifer cone”, which is used to refer to people with high positions in particular organisations like private companies, administration or even churches.

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Posted on 26 December 2021Categories Business, PoliticsLeave a comment on Szycha

Pójść z torbami

Meaning:

Lit. “To go (away) with the bags”. This is used as a colourful synonym of “to go bankrupt” or “spend all your money”. Refers to a situation in which a person or another entity lose all their resources invested in a very expensive (potentially risky) operation.

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Posted on 18 December 20212 December 2021Categories Business, Everyday lifeLeave a comment on Pójść z torbami

Pingpong

Meaning:

Lit. ehm… “ping-pong” also called table tennis. Aside from the name of the game, in very specific contexts, the phrase is also used to denote situations in which two parties push responsibility or communication between them, without making any progress.

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Posted on 12 December 202113 March 2022Categories Business, Metaphors, SportsLeave a comment on Pingpong

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