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My Favourite Polish Idioms

My Favourite Polish Idioms

Category: Everyday life

Rozejść się po kościach

Meaning:

Lit. “to spread around the bones” which is used to say that something expected to be really big resulted in almost no consequences, especially negative ones.

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Posted on 21 May 2025Categories Body, Everyday life, SayingsLeave a comment on Rozejść się po kościach

Las rąk

Meaning:

Lit. “a forest of hands” is an ironic comment used if you ask for volunteers and no one raises their hand to offer their help. Most Poles learn it in primary school – and for many this might actually be the first instance of irony in their life.

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Posted on 16 May 202520 April 2025Categories Everyday life, Metaphors, SayingsLeave a comment on Las rąk

Mieć (mocne) plecy

Meaning:

Lit. “to have a (strong) back”. In Polish, this expression has at least two metaphorical meanings. In most cases, this means: to have a strong political backing/support in your organisation, powerful friends that will help you in need.

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Posted on 12 May 202520 April 2025Categories Body, Business, Everyday life, Metaphors, PoliticsLeave a comment on Mieć (mocne) plecy

Zamurowało go/ją

Meaning:

Lit. “he/she got all walled up” is a colloquial for someone being lost for words, unable to react to react to an unexpected action or message.

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Posted on 4 May 202520 April 2025Categories Everyday life, MetaphorsLeave a comment on Zamurowało go/ją

Posiać

Meaning:

Lit. “to sow” is a humorous substitute to the more straightforward verb “zgubić” – “to lose”. You use it to say that you’ve left an item and no longer can recall where. A “silly me” that might make your interlocutor smile.

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Posted on 27 April 202520 April 2025Categories Everyday life, MetaphorsLeave a comment on Posiać

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