odwrócić kota ogonem

Polish

Etymology

Literally, “to turn [the] cat around [by its] tale”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɔdˈvru.t͡ɕit͡ɕ ˈkɔ.ta ɔˈɡɔ.nɛm/
  • Syllabification: od‧wró‧cić ko‧ta o‧go‧nem

Verb

odwrócić kota ogonem pf (imperfective odwracać kota ogonem)

  1. (intransitive, colloquial, idiomatic) to turn on its head (to misrepresent something by distorting the facts about it)
    Synonym: skłamać

Conjugation

Conjugation of odwrócić kota ogonem: see odwrócić.

Further reading

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