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Meaning: To be patient or to gather one's patience.
Language: Polish
Literally: to arm oneself with patience
Category: Body & Senses
Origin: Origin uncertain; the phrase pictures patience as a weapon one equips oneself with to face difficulty.
More idioms — Body & Senses
- rozłożyć ręce — To give up; to throw up one's hands in admission of defeat or inability to act.
- stracić nerwy — To lose one's emotional control and become agitated or frantic.
- stracić głowę — To act without rational thought; to abandon self-control and sound judgment.
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- światełko w tunelu — A sign of hope or improvement after a long period of hardship or darkness.
- krzyżyk na drogę — Good riddance; a dismissive farewell wishing someone away.
- robić dobrą minę do złej gry — To grin and bear it; to pretend a bad situation is acceptable.
- zmieszać z błotem — To harshly criticize or verbally attack someone; to tear them apart.
- bez owijania w bawełnę — Bluntly and directly, without softening or sugarcoating one's words.
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