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Polish Idioms & Proverbs

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Common Polish idioms and proverbs with their literal meaning and real-world sense.

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  1. 1Not my circus, not my monkeys
    Nie mój cyrk, nie moje małpy (not my problem)
  2. 2You can't have the wolf fed and the sheep safe
    Wilk syty i owca cała (you can't have both)
  3. 3A guest in the house, God in the house
    Gość w dom, Bóg w dom (guests are sacred)
  4. 4Morning is wiser than evening
    Rano mądrzejszy od wieczora (sleep on it)
  5. 5Where the devil can't go, he sends an old woman
    Gdzie diabeł nie może, tam babę pośle
  6. 6The road to hell is paved with good intentions
    Piekło jest wybrukowane dobrymi chęciami
  7. 7The apple doesn't fall far from the tree
    Niedaleko pada jabłko od jabłoni
  8. 8To paint a picture with a pitchfork on water
    Pisać widłami na wodzie (futile task)
  9. 9Where there's smoke, there's fire
    Nie ma dymu bez ognia
  10. 10Practice makes perfect
    Wprawą rośnie sztuka
  11. 11Better late than never
    Lepiej późno niż wcale
  12. 12Strike while the iron is hot
    Kuj żelazo, póki gorące
  13. 13To blow into cold
    Dmuchać na zimne (to be overly cautious after a bad experience)
  14. 14To cut corners
    Oszczędzać na zapałkach (to save on matches)
  15. 15The one who gets up early, God gives to him
    Kto rano wstaje, temu Pan Bóg daje (early bird catches worm)
  16. 16Without work, there's no cake
    Bez pracy nie ma kołaczy (no pain, no gain)
  17. 17A good beginning is half the battle
    Dobry początek połowa sukcesu
  18. 18As you make your bed, so you must lie in it
    Jak się człowiek posteli, tak się wyśpi
  19. 19Every stick has two ends
    Każdy kij ma dwa końce (everything has two sides)
  20. 20One swallow doesn't make a summer
    Jedna jaskółka wiosny nie czyni
  21. 21A drowning man clutches at a straw
    Tonący brzytwy się chwyta
  22. 22Who digs a pit for others, falls into it himself
    Kto pod kim dołki kopie, ten sam w nie wpada
  23. 23Two heads are better than one
    Jedna głowa dobrze, ale dwie lepiej
  24. 24To sell smoke
    Sprzedawać dym (to deceive)
  25. 25To pour from empty into hollow
    Przelewać z pustego w próżne (to waste time)
  26. 26To go for wool and come back shorn
    Pójść po wełnę, a wrócić ostrzyżonym (backfired plan)
  27. 27To have a roof not in order
    Nie wszystkie w porządku (to be crazy)
  28. 28To turn oneself around someone's finger
    Owijać kogoś wokół palca (to manipulate)
  29. 29Like a fifth wheel on a cart
    Jak piąte koło u wozu (useless)
  30. 30To get caught with one's hand in the cookie jar
    Złapać kogoś z ręką w nocniku (caught red-handed)

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