brać na klatę
Polish
Etymology
Literally, “to take onto [one's] chest”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (normal speech) /ˈbrat͡ɕ na‿ˈkla.tɛ/, (careful speech) /ˈbrat͡ɕ na‿ˈkla.tɛw̃/
- Syllabification: brać na‿kla‧tę
Verb
brać na klatę impf (perfective wziąć na klatę)
- (transitive, colloquial, idiomatic) to take on (to consider oneself obligated to or responsible for something and bravely and persistently endure some kind of setback, trouble, misfortune, or negative consequence of an event)
Conjugation
Further reading
- ktoś bierze na klatę coś in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- brać na klatę in Polish dictionaries at PWN