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.
Category: Business
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.
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.
Frankowicze
Meaning:
Lit. “Franc-debtors” although the word itself could also mean any other relation to Swiss Franc because of the way “-owicz” suffix works.
(Być) na wylocie
Meaning:
Lit. “to be on/ready to fly out” (colloquial). About a person preparing to leave a place or an organization. It is very often used in the context of work an employee handing or (more often) being handed a notice by his/her employer.