na wyrywki

Polish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /na vɘˈrɘf.ki/
• Syllabification: na wy‧ryw‧ki

Adverb

na wyrywki (not comparable)

1. (idiomatic) at random (randomly selecting elements from some whole)
2. (idiomatic) at random (so that everyone does something all at once, not in a fixed order)
3. (idiomatic) by heart, down pat, off pat (so perfectly that nothing is left out)

   znać na wyrywki ― to have something down pat

Further reading

• na wyrywki in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• na wyrywki in Polish dictionaries at PWN