wkładać łopatą do głowy

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Polish

Etymology

Literally, to put into head with a shovel.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (standard) /ˈfkwa.dat͡ɕ wɔˈpa.tɔw̃ dɔ ˈɡwɔ.vɘ/, (regional or dialectal, proscribed) /ˈfkwa.dat͡ɕ wɔˈpa.tɔm dɔ ˈɡwɔ.vɘ/
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  • Syllabification: wkła‧dać ło‧pa‧tą do gło‧wy

Verb

wkładać łopatą do głowy impf

  1. (intransitive, idiomatic) to explain to someone like a five-year-old (to explain something patiently and in simple terms)
    • 1957, Kornel Makuszyński, Szaleństwa Panny Ewy, ZwiNPZN:
      "Zdaje się, że jednak zrozumiał" - pomyslała Ewa. - "Wszystko mu trzeba wkładać łopatą do głowy... trzeba zajrzeć do Basi!"
      "It seems like he actually did understand everything," Eva thought. "You have to explain everything to him like a five-year-old... You've got to look to Basia!

Conjugation

Conjugation of wkładać łopatą do głowy: see wkładać.

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