trzymać krótko

Polish

Etymology

Literally, “to keep short”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtʂɘ.mat͡ɕ ˈkrut.kɔ/
  • Syllabification: trzy‧mać krót‧ko

Verb

trzymać krótko impf

  1. (transitive, colloquial, idiomatic) to have someone by the short hairs, to have someone by the balls, to have in the palm of one's hand (to exercise total control over someone; to be in a position to threaten or extort someone)
    Synonyms: mieć w garści, mieć w ręce, mieć w ręku, trzymać w garści, trzymać w szachu

Conjugation

Conjugation of trzymać krótko: see trzymać.

Further reading

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