nie miała baba kłopotu, kupiła sobie prosię

Polish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Literally, “[the] lady did not have trouble, she bought herself [a] piglet”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (normal speech) /ɲɛ‿ˈmja.wa ˈba.ba kwɔˈpɔ.tu |kuˈpi.wa ˈsɔ.bjɛ ˈprɔ.ɕɛ/, (careful speech) /ɲɛ‿ˈmja.wa ˈba.ba kwɔˈpɔ.tu |kuˈpi.wa ˈsɔ.bjɛ ˈprɔ.ɕɛw̃/
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Proverb

nie miała baba kłopotu, kupiła sobie prosię

  1. (idiomatic) used when someone caused problems for themselves: well, you asked for it!

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