Meaning:
Lit. “to be scrubbing the bottom”. This expression is used to state very bluntly that a person or another entity has reached the lowest level in whatever they do. Continue reading Szorować po dnie
Category: Sports
Koks
Meaning:
Lit. “a coke” – the one used for industrial production of steel, not the one you buy in a red aluminium can. Funnily enough, “koks” in Polish can refer to cocaine, same “coke” as in English.
Nie ma co zbierać
Meaning:
Lit. “nothing to pick up” is a bit toungue-in-cheek way to confirm that someone has been beaten comprehensively and beyond doubt. Also a way to brag about this if it’s you or your mates that done this. In a similar manner to pozamiatane.
Oddychać rękawami
Meaning:
Lit. “to breathe with one’s sleeves” is a way to point that a person is very tired, exhausted, usually following an intense physical activity. This phrase is used often by sports journalists, especially if one opponent can’t keep up with the other.
Pojedynek gołej dupy z batem
Meaning:
Lit. “a duel between a bare ass and a whip” is how you call (of course, informally) a completely hopeless fight. It is often used to describe a football match between the champion and a lower league struggler, ending in a double-digit defeat for the latter.