reći popu pop, a bobu bob

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Literally, to say ‘priest’ to the priest, and ‘broad bean’ to the broad bean.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ret͡ɕi popu pop a bobu bob/

Verb

reći popu pop, a bobu bob pf (Cyrillic spelling рећи попу поп, а бобу боб)

  1. (idiomatic) to call a spade a spade

Conjugation

See reći.