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Meaning: To nag someone relentlessly.

Language: Polish

Literally: To drill a hole in someone's belly

Category: Body & Senses

Origin: Persistent, boring pestering pictured as drilling straight through a person's stomach until they yield.

More idioms — Body & Senses

• Vetää lonkalta — To improvise; to wing it.
• Mít všech pět pohromadě — To be of sound mind.
• يد واحدة لا تصفق — Nothing is achieved without cooperation.
• नाक में दम करना — To harass or pester relentlessly.
• מצא חן בעיניי — It pleased me; I liked it.
• Дати драла — To run away fast.

More Polish idioms

• Czuć do kogoś miętę — To have a crush on someone.
• Być nie w sosie — To be in a bad mood.
• Robić kogoś w konia — To make a fool of or trick someone.
• Mieć węża w kieszeni — To be very stingy.
• Wyjść jak Zabłocki na mydle — To lose out badly on a deal.
• Gdzie kucharek sześć, tam nie ma co jeść — Too many cooks spoil the broth.

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