OP pawian 224 | 24,484 30 Aug 2023 #1,352Sorry, 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!!!
OP pawian 224 | 24,484 30 Aug 2023 #1,354Yes!!! 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 19:00Sorry, only Polish
Feniks 30 Aug 2023 #1,356He becomes melancholic and imagines it is time for him to get ready for the ultimate departure.So it is to put one's affairs in order:idioms.thefreedictionary.com/put+affairs+in+order
OP pawian 224 | 24,484 30 Aug 2023 #1,357idioms.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.
jon357 74 | 22,060 30 Aug 2023 #1,35840 Year Old ManAnd a working woman, not afraid of any sort of work.
jon357 74 | 22,060 31 Aug 2023 #1,359Here's a Polish idiom. What does it mean?"Pears in a willow tree".
Feniks 31 Aug 2023 #1,362"Pears in a willow tree".It means that something is promised that can't be delivered on. Pie in the sky basically.
OP pawian 224 | 24,484 31 Aug 2023 #1,364There is still one about swallowing frogs which is waiting for an answer... :):)
Feniks 31 Aug 2023 #1,365to swallow frogsI 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 ".
OP pawian 224 | 24,484 31 Aug 2023 #1,366Not exactly. Sorry. Imagine eating a big coarse frog or toad. Alive. How would you feel???
OP pawian 224 | 24,484 31 Aug 2023 #1,368:):):) Come on, it is a serious idiom, not a joke. :):):)Besides, I said: eating.Not having eaten. :):):)
OP pawian 224 | 24,484 31 Aug 2023 #1,372Yes, exactly. Perfect choice. :):):)Now: why should you eat/swallow a living frog at all if it is so nauseating????
OP pawian 224 | 24,484 31 Aug 2023 #1,374I'm being forced into itFekking 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.
Ironside 53 | 12,423 31 Aug 2023 #1,375Swallowing a frog means being forced to do sth unpleasant. Likereading pawian posts full of BS.
OP pawian 224 | 24,484 31 Aug 2023 #1,376reading pawian postsIt 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.
Ironside 53 | 12,423 31 Aug 2023 #1,377It doesn't work, I can still read your post if I'm not loged in.
OP pawian 224 | 24,484 31 Aug 2023 #1,378It doesn't workNow you are telling me sth new. Still, thanks for this unexpected education. :):):)
OP pawian 224 | 24,484 23 Sep 2023 #1,379Two idiomsThis one from a rock song:to go into the smokeThis 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.
Feniks 24 Sep 2023 #1,380to go into the smokeTo go forward without hesitation or thinking about the consequences?I have it in the back!A sharp pain? I get the feeling that the 'sth else' might be crucial to the answer......