Robić kogoś w konia
Meaning: To make a fool of or trick someone.
Language: Polish
Literally: To make someone into a horse
Category: Animals
Origin: Polish slang in which turning someone into a 'horse' is to dupe and take advantage of them.
Equivalents in other languages
- Russian: Водить за нос (Vodit' za nos) — literally: To lead by the nose
- Hungarian: Lóvá tesz valakit — literally: To make a horse of someone
More idioms — Animals
- Å svelge noen kameler — To make big concessions and accept what you dislike.
- Å ha en høne å plukke med noen — To have a bone to pick with someone.
- Olla kuin Ellun kanat — To live a carefree, comfortable life.
- Sok lúd disznót győz — There is strength in numbers.
- A face din țânțar armăsar — To exaggerate something enormously.
- A tăcea ca porcul în păpușoi — To keep guiltily quiet.
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- Wyjść jak Zabłocki na mydle — To lose out badly on a deal.
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