prosty jak drut
Meaning: Very easy or straightforward.
Language: Polish
Literally: straight as wire
Category: Daily Life
Origin: The phrase draws on the image of wire, which is rigid, unbending, and without complications—nothing tangled or complex.
More idioms — Daily Life
- dusza towarzystwa — The most entertaining or lively person at a gathering.
- list gończy — An arrest warrant, especially a public wanted poster circulated to apprehend a fugitive.
- pojechać do Rygi — To vomit.
- kończ waść, wstydu oszczędź — A plea to someone to stop and spare the speaker further humiliation, even if it means acc…
- krzyżyk na drogę — Good riddance; a dismissive farewell wishing someone away.
- bez owijania w bawełnę — Bluntly and directly, without softening or sugarcoating one's words.
More Polish idioms
- policzyć na palcach jednej ręki — To be very few in number; countable on one hand.
- biała trucizna — Refined sugar, especially when consumed in excess, likened to an addictive and harmful su…
- studnia bez dna — An endless source of trouble or expense; something that consumes resources without limit…
- pi razy oko — A rough, approximate measure with little precision; give or take.
- ptasi móżdżek — A stupid or scatterbrained person.
- uzbroić się w cierpliwość — To be patient or to gather one's patience.
From our compliments & insults
- Quel râleur / quelle râleuse — You never stop moaning — everything is a complaint, nothing is ever good enough.
- Peau de vache — A mean, difficult, and unpleasant person — tough and unyielding like tanned hide.
- Eres un aguafiestas — You're a killjoy — you pour cold water on everyone's fun the moment you arrive.