to by było na tyle

Polish

Etymology

Conflation of to byłoby wszystko (“that would be all”) and to tyle na dziś (“that's it for today”). Coined by Jan Tadeusz Stanisławski as a way to jokingly end his radio program.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɔ ˈbɘ ˈbɘ.wɔ na‿ˈtɘ.lɛ/
  • Syllabification: to by by‧ło na‿ty‧le

Phrase

to by było na tyle

  1. (colloquial, idiomatic) this is it, that's a wrap (used to indicate that something has been finished, especially after a long speech or text)

Further reading

  • to by było na tyle in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • “TO BY BYŁO NA TYLE…”, in Narodowe Centrum Kultury‎[1] (in Polish), (Can we date this quote?)
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