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zapędzać w kozi róg

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Polish

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Etymology

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Literally, to herd into the goat corner. Calque of German ins Bockshorn jagen.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /zaˈpɛn.d͡zat͡ɕ f ˈkɔ.ʑi ˈruk/
  • Syllabification: za‧pę‧dzać w ko‧zi róg

Verb

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zapędzać w kozi róg impf (perfective zapędzić w kozi róg)

  1. (transitive, idiomatic) to corner, to paint into a corner, to box into a corner, to back into a corner
  2. (reflexive with się, idiomatic) to paint oneself into a corner, to box oneself into a corner, to back oneself into a corner

Conjugation

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Conjugation of zapędzać w kozi róg: see zapędzać.

Further reading

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