Wyjść jak Zabłocki na mydle

Meaning: To lose out badly on a deal.

Language: Polish

Literally: To come out like Zabłocki on soap

Category: Daily Life

Origin: From a nobleman, Zabłocki, whose soap-smuggling scheme famously backfired and left him ruined.

More idioms — Daily Life

• Pabuç pahalı — Things are getting dangerous; time to be careful.
• İki ayağını bir pabuca sokmak — To rush and pressure someone relentlessly.
• يضرب في حديد بارد — To waste effort on a hopeless task.
• از این ستون به آن ستون فرج است — Even a small change may bring hope.
• יצא מכליו — To lose your temper; to be beside yourself.
• Fer dissabte — To give the house a big clean-up.

More Polish idioms

• Gdzie kucharek sześć, tam nie ma co jeść — Too many cooks spoil the broth.
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• błędne koło — A logical fallacy or impossible situation in which the solution requires solving the prob…
• ciągnie swój do swego — People naturally gravitate toward and associate with those similar to themselves.
• podbijać bębenka — To flatter someone in an attempt to win their favor.

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