Game - guess Polish idioms/sayings in direct English translation

Sorry, no.
Let Fenix try and then I will offer a hint.

Or a small hint right now: the TV series I mentioned is "40 Year Old Man". One day he says in desperation: It is time to tidy up the papers!!!

Making a will?

Yes!!! Sort of. The main protagonist has come home from a funeral of his primary school mate. He becomes melancholic and imagines it is time for him to get ready for the ultimate departure.

At 19:00

Sorry, only Polish

So it is to put one's affairs in order:

idioms.thefreedictionary.com/put+affairs+in+order

This old TV series also exploits idioms which are no longer in Polish use nowadays, but are still in English. E.g, to be short of money - in Polish it is: z forsą krótko.

And a working woman, not afraid of any sort of work.

Here's a Polish idiom. What does it mean?

"Pears in a willow tree".

>in> or >on>?

In Polish, of course in.

It means that something is promised that can't be delivered on. Pie in the sky basically.

Exactly that!

There is still one about swallowing frogs which is waiting for an answer... :):)

I think it means to bear the consequences of one's actions. Over here we would say " You've made your bed, now lie in it ".

Not exactly. Sorry. Imagine eating a big coarse frog or toad. Alive. How would you feel???

Stuffed.

:):):) Come on, it is a serious idiom, not a joke. :):):)

Besides, I said: eating.
Not having eaten. :):):)

Sick? :):)

Sick is ambiguous. You mean nausea or illness?

This. I would be feeling nauseous and uncomfortable.

Yes, exactly. Perfect choice. :):):)
Now: why should you eat/swallow a living frog at all if it is so nauseating????

Because I'm being forced into it, not given a choice?

Fekking exactly!!! hahaha Swallowing a frog means being forced to do sth unpleasant. Like PiS politicians who make azholes of themselves to deserve the praise and support of their party leader.

reading pawian posts full of BS.

It is good you have decided to take me off Ignore. What made you do it??? :):):) I want to know it to better deal with similar cases in the future when people mute me. Also, this will be a valuable psychological education.

It doesn't work, I can still read your post if I'm not loged in.

Now you are telling me sth new. Still, thanks for this unexpected education. :):):)

Two idioms

This one from a rock song:
to go into the smoke

This one from real life: Yesterday we went shopping. We were standing at the checkout behind a couple. The man was busy packing items. His wife was taking them out of the trolley. Suddenly he screamed : I have it in the back! and sth else but I will withhold it for a while.

To go forward without hesitation or thinking about the consequences?


A sharp pain? I get the feeling that the 'sth else' might be crucial to the answer......

That is correct but too general. There is a more detailed context for the smoke.


Sorry, not pain. Yes, the second part of his utterance is helpful but it isn`t what it looks like so please think carefully. :):):)

The guy added (still addressing his wife): Help me!