odwracać kota ogonem

Polish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɔdˈvra.t͡sat͡ɕ ˈkɔ.ta ɔˈɡɔ.nɛm/
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  • Syllabification: od‧wra‧cać ko‧ta o‧go‧nem

Verb

odwracać kota ogonem impf (perfective odwrócić kota ogonem)

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

Conjugation

Conjugation of odwracać kota ogonem: see odwracać.

Further reading

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