o rzut beretem

Polish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Literally, “at a beret's throw”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɔ‿ˈʐut bɛˈrɛ.tɛm/
  • Syllabification: o‿rzut be‧re‧tem

Adverb

o rzut beretem (not comparable)

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see o,‎ rzut,‎ beret.
  2. (colloquial, humorous, idiomatic) a stone's throw away (not far; near)
    Synonyms: o rzut kamieniem, żabi skok
    • 1996, Marcin Wolski, Krawędź snu, SuperNOWA, →ISBN, page 182:
      W hotelu przy Kreszczatiku, położonym o rzut beretem od Majdanu Niezależności, czekała ich smutna wiadomość.
      In the hotel by Kreszczatik, tucked but a stone's throw away from the Independence Majdan, was their sad news.

Further reading

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.