Game - guess Polish idioms/sayings in direct English translation

Yes, I know and my impression was that in doing so you maybe overcomplicated it a bit, because in my opinion that would be enough of a hint:


Don't get me wrong though, I don't claim that I would make "better" hints or whatever, because I wouldn't lol - my brain feels lazy just from thinking about it ;D

But in retrospect, I probably shouldn't have butted in and should let you torture Feniks a bit more, so - sorry for that :)))


I thought Feniks is a guy... 🤨

Wait a minute... 🤔

Ohhh....!!! :D

OK, thanks for helping me out and for the link to the idiom :) Now I understand. I wouldn't have solved it on my own! To me, a better definition would be ' don't count your chickens before they're hatched'.


That would definitely be the English interpretation of it.


No!! The idioms are getting more obscure by the day and I'm struggling.


Serio? 😂

Yeah, it's something like that :))


Yes, because "feniks" in Polish language is a noun with masculine gender and so my Polish brain assumed you must be a man... ;D

Sorry, if such is yours and Fenix`s impression, then I can only assure you it was unintentional. :):):) Honestly, I always try to help, like at school, when I am happy to be of help to my students. Help is my second name, frankly. ):):)


It is because the situation in Poland is getting tenser and tenser before the elections. :):):)


Amasing. I thought you have already contacted Fenix through PM when she logs into the forum from a registered account.

Yes! A new one: Wait, daddy, for the summer.

Somehow it connects with PIS going on a ride with their false beliefs. .......

Didn`t I say the atmosphere gets denser every day??? hhahahaha

You're not the only person I've confused.....😂


That's your excuse :) :)


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I'll have to ponder over the new idiom...

I supposed that apart from the unregistered Fenix account you also have a registered one to observe threads available only to registered members. :):):):):):)


Hmm, initially I thought it was easy. But I have just googled its rough Polish translation which I suppose you might try to use and only silly youtube songs appeared. Sorry, I told you - things are getting tougher and tougher. :):):)

Sorry, but no :) :) :) :) :)


You would say that....

All I can think at the moment is that it has a similar meaning to ' Lets see how it all pans out' but that has nothing to do with daddy.

Sorry, no.
I am thinking of a hint to help you but nothing comes to my mind. Amasing! This saying is strange.

After long and hard pondering, here`s a hint: Daddy is waiting for the summer like pawian is waiting for PIS to become intelligent, decent, truthful people.

Waiting for something that's never going to come to fruition?

Yes! One should not be naive in expecting anyone's promises to be fulfilled.

The full proverb/saying goes:
wait, papa, for the summer until the mare is eaten by wolves

Here is an illustration:

Electricity connection (to a house in the countryside or underdeveloped suburbs)

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I have just told our forum imperial Russian to hop onto the tree. What does it mean???

As a non-native speaker I would have interpreted Czekaj tatka latka as "Wait, dad, for years".... is that crazy or is the homophony between summers and years part of the humor?


Get lost?

I protest! Why are we only given half the idiom/proverb? No wonder I'm struggling!

Because the other half is hardly ever used as it makes the idiom too long. Besides, some of these endings aren`t original but have been added by humorous users over decades. Check the illustration above - nothing about the mare or wolf. I also didn`t remember it, to be honest. Sorry. ):):)

No, it isn`t crazy and still makes sense to translate as years instead of a summer. Amasing idiom with double meaning. :):):

Let everybody know that the idiom :wash one`s dirty linen in public doesn`t need a translation coz it is the same in Polish.

That is why, be gone, traitor!!!!

May I suggest 'thou very paltry knave!" in place of traitor? Has a nice Shakespearian ring to it.

'Get thee behind me Satan!' is another nice one.

In simple English: Follow me, Satan!

It's what Jesus said to the horned one :) Puts an upstart back in their place.

Jesus said: Follow me, Satan ?????

They crucified Jesus and not Satan... and it remains that way to this day.

to play for gold panties/knickers - what does it mean???

Is it similar to grać o pietruszkę

Yes, play for the parsley. What is the sense of it?? :):):)

Competing with others to gain small prizes or benefits? In the context of sport, I get the feeling it means playing for basically nothing as those playing in the game have already had their fate decided because the outcome of the game is a foregone conclusion? Not sure if that's exactly right though.

Yes, exactly.

Now I will tell you sth funny - I am still not sure if the idiom is correctly described on language websites. I remember a few situations in my life when the phrase : Come on, relax, we aren`t playing for the gold panties" was used. Players said it to relieve the sudden tension after a foul and angry reactions of the opposite team to it. Or when a team lost the game and got rowdy with disappointment.

I am still wondering who is right - us 50 years ago or the sites which explain the meaning today.

That seems logical to me. After all, one would think that gold knickers have more 'value' than parsley!

Maybe the meaning has changed over time or other people commonly misunderstood the true meaning.

I am afraid this is irretraceable today.

I have a new one:

What does it mean: to kiss sb smackingly on the ass???

Smackingly?, this is not in the original phrase.