chodzić po retentach

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Polish

Etymology

Literally, to walk along unpaid debts.

Pronunciation

Verb

chodzić po retentach impf

  1. (intransitive, idiomatic, Far Masovian) to idle
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:próżnować

Further reading

  • Antoni Waga (1860) “retenta”, in “Abecadłowy spis wyrazów ludowego języka w okolicach Łomży, Wizny i przyległych”, in Kazimierz Władysław Wóycicki, editor, Biblioteka Warszawska (in Polish), volume 2, Warsaw, page 757