królestwo za konia

Polish

Etymology

Calque of English my kingdom for a horse, from William Shakespeare's play Richard III.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kruˈlɛ.stfɔ za ˈkɔ.ɲa/
• Syllabification: kró‧le‧stwo za ko‧nia

Proverb

królestwo za konia

1. (idiomatic) my kingdom for a horse (speaker is willing to sacrifice anything to obtain a seemingly unimportant item that becomes invaluable at a critical moment)

Further reading

• królestwo za konia in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• królestwo za konia in Polish dictionaries at PWN