słoń na ucho nadepnął

Polish

Etymology

Literally, “an elephant stepped on (one's) ear”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈswɔɲ na‿ˈu.xɔ naˈdɛp.nɔw/
  • Syllabification: słoń na‿u‧cho na‧dep‧nął

Phrase

słoń na ucho nadepnął

  1. (idiomatic, humorous) said of people who are unmusical, especially tone-deaf or sing off-key
    Nie wiem, jak możesz słuchać takiego jazgotu, chyba słoń ci na ucho nadepnął.
    I don't know how you can listen to this kind of noise, you must be totally deaf.

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