Lit. “(to put) the coffee on the table”. Which is used to signify that one is speaking plainly and straight to the point instead of using lenghtly introductions to a topic or being evasive about her/his real intentions. You can also use it with an exclamation mark to (quite bluntly) encourage your interlocutor to get to the point.
Lit. “like a horse after (shooting) a western (movie)”. The expression is usually preceded by a verb like “zmęczony” (tired) or some vulgar substitute of it. It describes a state of exhaustion after a long-time working, marching or any other, usually physical, activity.
The genesis of this parallel is obviously in horses being thought of as the most important ingredients of a good western movie, even more important than cowboys, and, as a consequences, spending most time on a set, especially recording tiresome chases.
Lit. “not my circus, not my monkeys”. Used when you are being dragged into a discussion on a topic that you don’t really care about and is a pretty definite and also a bit rough end of the discussion. This is especially often used by Poles when a person wants to talk about politics and another one does not want to come at odds just by voicing her/his opinion. However, the expression can be used to deflect any subject: religion, a book, climate change etc. It just might sound insincere or silly when a very universal problem is being discussed. It is also sometimes used to stress that it is not your problem and you are not going to put any effort into solving it.
This seems to be a very recent addition to Polish language – around beginning of the 10’s and has been very much en vouge since then.
Lit. “to get/crawl under one’s skin”. You use this in reference of a person or other entity’s actions that are extremely inconvenient or even harmful to someone. The expression is especially apt if this spans over a considerate amount of time and causes significant losses. It can be used to describe a person’s malicious character as well as work according to a plan, for instance in a business environment.
Lit. “to roll/twirl pasta around one’s ears” which is used to describe someone trying to convince another person in a very persistent and eloquent way, by using all the power of their rhetoric and logic. This is quite often used to describe activities of successful salespeople but also when a husband/wife try to convince their spouse to buy a new house/car/tv set or have a baby. It is sometimes used to stress that a splendid oration is devoted to a subject that actually is not that important at all and that it is a waste of time and the speaker’s skills.
I don’t know where exactly does the expression come from but the verb “nawijać” itself has been used as a colloquialism signifying a banter. It normally does not have much to do with past (but you can use it to describe twirling spaghetti with a fork). So maybe some bright mind put these ends together to create this new metaphor.
