biec jak rajtar

Polish

Etymology

Literally, “to run like a reiter”.

Pronunciation

• (Masovia):
  • (Far Masovian) IPA^(key): /ˈbjɛt͡s ˈjak ˈraj.tar/

Verb

biec jak rajtar impf

1. (intransitive, Far Masovian, idiomatic) to run suddenly and without paying attention to what one might bump into

Further reading

• Antoni Waga (1860) “rajtar”, in “Abecadłowy spis wyrazów ludowego języka w okolicach Łomży, Wizny i przyległych”, in Kazimierz Władysław Wóycicki, editor, Biblioteka Warszawska (in Polish), volume 2, Warsaw, page 757