nie owijając w bawełnę

Polish

Etymology

Literally, not wrapping in cotton.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (normal speech) /ɲɛ‿ɔ.viˈja.jɔnt͡s v‿baˈvɛw.nɛ/, (careful speech) /ɲɛ‿ɔ.viˈja.jɔnt͡s v‿baˈvɛw.nɛw̃/
  • Syllabification: nie‿o‧wi‧ja‧jąc w‿ba‧weł‧nę

Particle

nie owijając w bawełnę

  1. (colloquial, idiomatic) not to put too fine a point on it (used to inform that what one wants to say will be communicated directly in blunt terms as it is necessary to know everything about the subject under discussion)

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