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My Favourite Polish Idioms

My Favourite Polish Idioms

Jak woda po kaczce

Meaning:

Lit. “like water down a duck” is usually combined with the verb “spływać” – to flow down/away. The result means that a person is not at all concerned by a potentially adverse event.

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Posted on 20 April 202519 March 2025Categories Animals, Everyday life, Metaphors, PoliticsLeave a comment on Jak woda po kaczce

Pogoda w kratkę

Meaning:

Lit. “a checkered weather” – the pattern consisting of squares is referenced here. And what the expression means is: unstable, with substantial differences between subsequent days, or even within a single day.

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Posted on 8 April 202519 March 2025Categories Everyday life, MetaphorsLeave a comment on Pogoda w kratkę

Złotówa

Meaning:

Lit. “a big coin” or “a big złoty” is a slang term for a taxi driver. Polish złoty (PLN) is the local currency and the 1 PLN coin (worth about 0.25 USD) is often used by those who still pay in cash.

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Posted on 30 March 202512 March 2025Categories Driving, Everyday lifeLeave a comment on Złotówa

Oj tam

Meaning:

Lit. “oh there” – which obviously does not make any sense in English. In Polish it’s a highly colloquial phrase to point that you don’t pay much attention to what the other person says. It is mostly used in two cases: when someone criticises or praises you.

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Posted on 23 March 202512 March 2025Categories Everyday life, SayingsLeave a comment on Oj tam

Radosna twórczość

Meaning:

Lit. “a joyful creation” is a sarcastic way to comment on someone’s actions that lack guidance,  coherence and while might look impressive, make no sense or are most likely harmful to the performer.

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Posted on 16 March 202526 February 2025Categories Everyday life, MetaphorsLeave a comment on Radosna twórczość

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