przeginać pałę

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Polish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Literally, to bend [the] stick. Compare Russian перегну́ть па́лку (peregnútʹ pálku).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (normal speech) /pʂɛˈɡi.nat͡ɕ ˈpa.wɛ/, (careful speech) /pʂɛˈɡi.nat͡ɕ ˈpa.wɛw̃/
  • Syllabification: prze‧gi‧nać pa‧łę

Verb

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przeginać pałę impf (perfective przegiąć pałę)

  1. (intransitive, colloquial, idiomatic) to cross the line, to go too far, to overdo, to overstep the mark (to exceed an unstated limit, especially a limit of acceptable behaviour)
    Synonym: przesadzać

Conjugation

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Conjugation of przeginać pałę: see przeginać.

Further reading

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