Gdzie raki zimują

Meaning: To be in serious trouble; to learn a harsh lesson.

Language: Polish

Literally: Where the crayfish spend the winter

Category: Animals

Origin: Polish folk expression about cold, inhospitable places.

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• ऊँट के मुँह में जीरा — A laughably tiny amount for something that needs much more.
• बंदर क्या जाने अदरक का स्वाद — An ignorant person can't appreciate something refined.
• The last straw that broke the camel's back — The final small burden that causes a total collapse.
• To have a frog in your throat — To have difficulty speaking due to hoarseness.
• It's raining cats and dogs — It's raining extremely heavily.
• To have butterflies in your stomach — To feel nervous excitement.

More Polish idioms

• Musztarda po obiedzie — Too late to be of any use.
• Rzucać grochem o ścianę — To plead with someone who will not listen.
• Bułka z masłem — Something very easy; a piece of cake.
• Wiercić komuś dziurę w brzuchu — To nag someone relentlessly.
• Czuć do kogoś miętę — To have a crush on someone.
• Być nie w sosie — To be in a bad mood.

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