postawić na nogi

Polish

Etymology

Literally, “to put up on [one's] legs”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɔsˈta.vit͡ɕ na‿ˈnɔ.ɡi/
  • Syllabification: pos‧ta‧wić na‿no‧gi

Verb

postawić na nogi pf

  1. (transitive, idiomatic) to alert, to mobilize (to cause alarm)
    Zbiegła pantera postawiła na nogi wszystkie miejskie służby. ― The fugitive panther mobilized all of the city's forces.
  2. (transitive, idiomatic) to fix up, to patch up, to rehabilitate (to improve someone's condition)
    To powinno cię postawić na nogi. ― This should fix you up.

Conjugation

Conjugation of postawić na nogi: see postawić.

Further reading

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