What are some idioms in the Polish language that are hard to translate?

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One Response to “What are some idioms in the Polish language that are hard to translate?”

  1. sometalhead Says:
    November 1st, 2009 at 4:44 pm

    Here are the idioms that are not popular in English but are popular in Polish.

    Siedzieć jak na tureckim kazaniu.
    To sit like in a Turkish sermon. (To not make head or tail of things, to not understand a thing.)

    Znaleźć się między młotem a kowadłem.
    To be caught between a hammer and an anvil. (To be caught between the devil and the deep blue sea.)

    Kłamstwo ma krótkie nogi.
    A lie has short legs. (Truth will out.)

    Zrobili mnie w konia – (I was made into a horse) – I was taken for a ride

    Suszy mnie ( I am getting dry) – I have a cotton mouth

    Zalany (Flooded) – stoned, tanked-up,

    Na gazie (on gas) – gassed, drunk

    Stary jak świat (as old as the world) – As old as the hills

    Zimny jak głaz (as cold as a stone)

    Spity jak bela (drunk as a log) Drunk as a skunk

    Kto rano wsaje, temu pan Bóg daje -(God gives to the ones that get up early)- the early bird catches the worm

    Spał twardo jak kamień (he slept soundly like a rock) – he slept like a log

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