podbijać bębenka

Polish

Etymology

Literally, “to win over [someone's] drum”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɔdˈbi.jat͡ɕ bɛmˈbɛn.ka/
  • Syllabification: pod‧bi‧jać bę‧ben‧ka

Verb

podbijać bębenka impf (perfective podbić bębenka)

  1. (intransitive, colloquial, idiomatic) to butter up, to toot someone's horn (to flatter in an attempt to please) [with dative ‘whom’]
    Synonym: schlebiać

Conjugation

Conjugation of podbijać bębenka: see podbijać.

Further reading

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