przegiąć pałę

Polish

Alternative forms

  • przegiąć pałkę

Etymology

Literally, “to bend [the] stick”. Compare Russian перегиба́ть па́лку (peregibátʹ pálku).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (normal speech) /ˈpʂɛ.ɡjɔɲt͡ɕ ˈpa.wɛ/, (careful speech) /ˈpʂɛ.ɡjɔɲt͡ɕ ˈpa.wɛw̃/
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  • Syllabification: prze‧giąć pa‧łę

Verb

przegiąć pałę pf (imperfective przeginać pałę)

  1. (intransitive, colloquial, idiomatic) to cross the line, to go too far, to overdo, to overstep the mark (to exceed an unstated limit, especially a limit of acceptable behaviour)
    Synonym: przesadzić

Conjugation

Conjugation of przegiąć pałę: see przegiąć.

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