diabli wzięli

Polish

Etymology

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Etymology

  • IPA(key): /ˈdja.bli ˈvʑɛ.li/
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  • Syllabification: dia‧bli wzię‧li

Phrase

diabli wzięli (imperfective diabli biorą)

  1. (colloquial, idiomatic) something is gone
  2. (colloquial, idiomatic) someone got upset and outraged by the given state of affairs
    Synonym: cholera wzięła

Phrase

diabli wzięli

  1. (colloquial, idiomatic) someone is lost and it is not known what is happening to them
  2. (colloquial, idiomatic) someone died a sudden death
    Synonyms: chuj strzelił, szlag trafił

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