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My Favourite Polish Idioms

My Favourite Polish Idioms

Category: Metaphors

Pokazać gdzie raki zimują

Meaning:

Lit. “to show where crayfish overwinter”. Which is a clear, however, a bit comical, threat. It has been used in Poland over generations and now sounds slightly antiquated but still understandable.

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Posted on 16 March 20231 March 2023Categories Animals, MetaphorsLeave a comment on Pokazać gdzie raki zimują

Ciągnąć za język

Meaning:

Lit. “to pull one’s tongue”. You use this expression if someone tries to make another person talk about things he/she not necessarily wants to talk about, to uncover a secret.

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Posted on 24 February 20235 March 2023Categories Body, MetaphorsLeave a comment on Ciągnąć za język

Karawana jedzie dalej

Meaning:

Lit. “the caravan goes on” is actually not an idiom. This proverb is known in multiple other languages, very popular in Polish and often used to directly retort and scold anyone criticizing you or your enterprise.

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Posted on 19 February 20235 March 2023Categories Metaphors, Politics, SayingsLeave a comment on Karawana jedzie dalej

Wykrzaczyć się

Meaning:

Lit. “to bush-out”, “shrub-off”, a Polish way to say an application stopped working, crashed badly and/or returned a cryptic error.

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Posted on 4 February 20235 March 2023Categories Everyday life, MetaphorsLeave a comment on Wykrzaczyć się

Nowa miotła

Meaning:

Lit. “a new broom”, which is how you refer to someone taking over as a manager: as a department head in a company, as a head coach at a sports club, as a mayor.

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Posted on 11 January 20235 March 2023Categories Business, Metaphors, SportsLeave a comment on Nowa miotła

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