dawać w kość

Polish

Alternative forms

  • dawać w skórę, dawać w dupę, dawać w tyłek

Etymology

Literally, to give into [one's] bone.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈda.vat͡ɕ ˈfkɔɕt͡ɕ/
  • Syllabification: da‧wać w‿kość

Verb

dawać w kość impf (perfective dać w kość)

  1. (intransitive, idiomatic) to give a hard time, to beat up (to cause physical or psychological discomfort) [with dative ‘whom’]

Conjugation

Conjugation of dawać w kość: see dawać.

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