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My Favourite Polish Idioms

My Favourite Polish Idioms

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.

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Posted on 8 January 202629 December 2025Categories Body, SportsLeave a comment on Koks

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.

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Posted on 5 October 202521 September 2025Categories Everyday life, Metaphors, SportsLeave a comment on Nie ma co zbierać

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.

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Posted on 8 May 20248 April 2024Categories Metaphors, SportsLeave a comment on Oddychać rękawami

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.

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Posted on 5 January 202416 December 2023Categories Body, Metaphors, Sports, ViolenceLeave a comment on Pojedynek gołej dupy z batem

Suchoklates

Meaning:

Something like “drychestates”, the suffix “ates” added to make the word sound as a Greek name (Socrates) or an animal species in Latin. Not sure which one but it makes it more stylish and comical.

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Posted on 14 August 20236 August 2023Categories Body, Everyday life, SportsLeave a comment on Suchoklates

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