dawać kosza

Polish

Etymology

Literally, “to give [a] basket”. Compare Czech dávat košem, Danish give en kurv, German einen Korb geben, Swedish ge korgen, Ukrainian дава́ти відкоша́ (daváty vidkošá).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈda.vat͡ɕ ˈkɔ.ʂa/
• Syllabification: da‧wać ko‧sza

Verb

dawać kosza impf (perfective dać kosza)

1. (intransitive, colloquial, idiomatic) to jilt, to snub, to turn down (to decline someone's advances)

   Coordinate term: dostawać kosza

Conjugation

Conjugation of dawać kosza: see dawać.

Further reading

• dawać kosza in Polish dictionaries at PWN