kombinować jak koń pod górę

Polish

Etymology

Simile, literally "to try tricks like a horse up a hill".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (normal speech) /kɔm.biˈnɔ.vat͡ɕ ˈjak ˈkɔɲ pɔd ˈɡu.rɛ/, (careful speech) /kɔm.biˈnɔ.vat͡ɕ ˈjak ˈkɔɲ pɔd ˈɡu.rɛw̃/
• Syllabification: kom‧bi‧no‧wać jak koń pod gó‧rę

Verb

kombinować jak koń pod górę impf

1. (intransitive, simile, colloquial, idiomatic, derogatory) to overcomplicate, to come up with unnecessarily clever ways of solving a problem instead of using well-known solutions
2. (intransitive, simile, colloquial, idiomatic, derogatory) to put a lot of inept effort into something, especially by using trial and error

Conjugation

Conjugation of kombinować jak koń pod górę: see kombinować.

Further reading

• kombinować jak koń pod górę in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• kombinować jak koń pod górę in Polish dictionaries at PWN