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My Favourite Polish Idioms

My Favourite Polish Idioms

Category: Metaphors

Złapać Pana Boga za nogi

Meaning:

Lit. “to catch the Lord (God) by the legs”. Which means to achieve something extraordinary, usually by a stroke of luck. To use one’s great, often unexpected chance.

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Posted on 24 June 202216 June 2022Categories Everyday life, MetaphorsLeave a comment on Złapać Pana Boga za nogi

Wejść z drzwiami i futryną

Meaning:

Lit. “to enter with the door and the doorframe”. Used to say that a newcomer (in a sports discipline, a company, political party etc.) has made a really impressive entrance and achieved very initial good results, especially for someone new to business.

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Posted on 19 June 202230 May 2022Categories Everyday life, Metaphors, SportsLeave a comment on Wejść z drzwiami i futryną

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

Wypruwać sobie żyły

Meaning:

Lit. “to rip one’s own veins”. Poles say this when they claim to be working extremely hard in order to achieve something. In most cases it’s about day work earning money to feed one’s family, buy clothes, pay mortgage.

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Posted on 26 May 202219 May 2022Categories Everyday life, MetaphorsLeave a comment on Wypruwać sobie żyły

Miękkim chujem robiony

Meaning:

Lit. “made with a soft (supple) cock” – as opposed to made with a hard (erect) cock, which is… a good standard. This expression is usually targeted at people to point that they lack an attitude, courage, sense of honour or any morals.

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Posted on 21 May 202210 May 2022Categories Metaphors, Sex, SwearingLeave a comment on Miękkim chujem robiony

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