повесить язык на плечо

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Russian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Literally "to hang (one's) tongue on (one's) shoulder".

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [pɐˈvʲesʲɪtʲ (j)ɪˈzɨk nə‿plʲɪˈt͡ɕɵ]

Verb

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пове́сить язы́к на плечо́ (povésitʹ jazýk na plečópf (imperfective ве́шать язы́к на плечо́)

  1. (sometimes with the verb omitted) to be extremely tired
    Я так уста́ла, аж язы́к на плечо́.Ja tak ustála, až jazýk na plečó. (literally, “I'm so tired, to the point of (hanging) my tongue on my shoulder.”)

Conjugation

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