chodzić na palcach

Polish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Literally, “to walk on [one's] toes”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxɔ.d͡ʑit͡ɕ na‿ˈpal.t͡sax/
  • Syllabification: cho‧dzić na‿pal‧cach

Verb

chodzić na palcach impf

  1. (intransitive, idiomatic) to bend over backwards for, to go to great lengths for [with wokół (+ genitive) or koło (+ genitive) ‘for whom’]
  2. (intransitive, literally) to tiptoe (to walk on one's toes)

Conjugation

Conjugation of chodzić na palcach: see chodzić.

Further reading

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