podbijać bębenka

Polish

Etymology

Literally, “to win over [someone's] drum”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɔdˈbi.jat͡ɕ bɛmˈbɛn.ka/
• Syllabification: pod‧bi‧jać bę‧ben‧ka

Verb

podbijać bębenka impf (perfective podbić bębenka)

1. (intransitive, colloquial, idiomatic) to butter up, to toot someone's horn (to flatter in an attempt to please) [with dative ‘whom’]

   Synonym: schlebiać

Conjugation

Conjugation of podbijać bębenka: see podbijać.

Further reading

• podbijać bębenka in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• podbijać bębenka in Polish dictionaries at PWN