Meaning:
Lit. “a bell”. The word has a sinister undertone for every driver as it is used to denote a head-on collision that leaves two vehicles beyond repair and lives threatened. The origin can no doubt be found in the sound two crashing cars make.
Obrona Częstochowy
Meaning:
Lit. “the defence of Częstochowa”. The expression is used to refer to a hopeless and often disorganised but also brave crisis management, a final stand. The single most common use case is to describe a sports team “parking a bus” and not venturing any attacks, just kicking the ball away. Every football fan in Poland will understand it.
Burak
Meaning:
Lit: “a beetroot”. The metaphorical meaning has nothing to do with the vegetable. It is used to denote coarse, rude, vulgar, primitive, aggressive males and is straightforward derogatory.
Człowiek orkiestra
Meaning:
Lit. “a man-orchestra”, “one-man band” which you use to refer to a person with an unlimited set of diverse talents and interests. The expression definitely contains a note of admiration and is often used upon hearing about her/his new enterprise. But it also can be meant sarcastically, to point that one person cannot be even decent at many diverse tasks.
Herbata z prądem
Meaning:
Lit. “a tea with electricity, an electric tea”. This might sound cryptic or dangerous but it is safe or even beneficial. The expression comes from the Tatra mountains and has been used by local sheepherders (and hotel owners), the górale, to describe a warming mix of tea and vodka (or vodka and tea).