po nitce do kłębka

Polish

Etymology

Literally, “along the thread to the ball”, an allusion to the Greek myth of Ariadne and the labyrinth.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɔ ˈɲit.t͡sɛ dɔ ˈkwɛmp.ka/

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• Syllabification: po nit‧ce do kłęb‧ka

Adverb

po nitce do kłębka (not comparable)

1. (idiomatic) one thing led to another, that's all she wrote (following clues to a conclusion)

See also

• nić Ariadny

Further reading

• po nitce do kłębka in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• po nitce do kłębka in Polish dictionaries at PWN