IdiomBody & Senses
Polish
Polishpoliczyć na palcach jednej ręki
Meaning: To be very few in number; countable on one hand.
Literally: To count on the fingers of one hand
Example: “Dni słoneczne w tym miesiącu można policzyć na palcach jednej ręki.” — You can count the sunny days this month on the fingers of one hand.
English equivalent: To count on the fingers of one hand
Equivalents in other languages
French: Compter sur les doigts d’une main Literally: To count on the fingers of one hand
English: count on the fingers of one hand
Origin: A hand has five fingers, so anything that can be counted on the fingers of one hand is very few in number. The phrase is the same as in English and has no particular story behind it.
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