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My Favourite Polish Idioms

My Favourite Polish Idioms

Category: Violence

Robić bydło

Meaning:

Lit. “to make cattle” which means to make a mess, one involving several people: to start a quarrel, a fight, beat random people up, steal something or simply destroy interior of a bar or a disco.

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Posted on 22 September 20227 September 2022Categories Animals, Everyday life, ViolenceLeave a comment on Robić bydło

Szukać guza

Meaning:

Lit. “to look for a bump on the head”. The phrase is used if a person is provocative towards  potential adversaries or completely reckless and exposing themselves, risking an accident.

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Posted on 2 November 202126 October 2021Categories Metaphors, ViolenceLeave a comment on Szukać guza

Szewska pasja

Meaning:

Lit. “a shoemaker’s rage/passion”. An uncontrollable anger driving a person to swear, shout, hit objects or people. It is very often used in “doprowadzać do szewskiej pasji” which means that something or someone drives a person mad.

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Posted on 15 October 2021Categories Everyday life, ViolenceLeave a comment on Szewska pasja

Mieć kosę z

Meaning:

Lit. “to have a scythe with”. Most Poles associate this phrase with football (soccer) hooligans. This is where it has its origin in early 90s. It has spread into many other areas and became more or less understandable to general <45 Polish speakers but is still far away from its high register.

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Posted on 10 September 202113 March 2022Categories Everyday life, Sports, ViolenceLeave a comment on Mieć kosę z

Zakazana morda

Meaning:

Lit. “a forbidden mug” – when talking about someone’s face of course. Poles use this phrase mentioning someone definitely looking like an alcoholic, a bum or a criminal.

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Posted on 28 June 202113 March 2022Categories Body, Everyday life, ViolenceLeave a comment on Zakazana morda

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