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My Favourite Polish Idioms

My Favourite Polish Idioms

Category: Food

Zjeść zęby na czymś

Meaning:

Lit. “to eat (one’s) teeth on something” is an expression pointing that a person is very experienced in a given matter. You use it to elevate trust in a specialist, to stress that a specific task is a routine for her/him.

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Posted on 9 March 202513 February 2025Categories Body, Food, SayingsLeave a comment on Zjeść zęby na czymś

Pasztet

Meaning:

Lit. “a pâté” is a wide Polish culinary term ranging from equivalent of British pies to leberwurst. Food aside, it also has at least two secondary, idiomatic meanings.

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Posted on 10 September 202414 August 2024Categories Everyday life, Food, Metaphors, SexLeave a comment on Pasztet

Jak pączek w maśle

Meaning:

Lit. “like a donut in butter”. Which means to live a good and careless life: being wealthy, healthy and having access to any convenience needed.

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Posted on 27 June 202412 June 2024Categories Food, MetaphorsLeave a comment on Jak pączek w maśle

Robić kokosy

Meaning:

Lit. “to make coconuts” stands for making heaps of money in Polish. You will find this expression mostly in the context of trading or least manufacture. It stresses the fact that the amount of money is really impressive and it’s amassed in a short time.

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Posted on 21 April 20248 April 2024Categories Business, Food, MetaphorsLeave a comment on Robić kokosy

Jak grzyby po deszczu

Meaning:

Lit. “like mushrooms after rain” is a metaphor widely used and understood among Polish speakers. It is used to convey that multiple things of the same class pop up in large numbers and grow fast,

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Posted on 2 March 20243 March 2024Categories Food, MetaphorsLeave a comment on Jak grzyby po deszczu

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