zaciskać pasa

Polish

Etymology

Literally, to tighten [one's] belt.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zaˈt͡ɕis.kat͡ɕ ˈpa.sa/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Syllabification: za‧cis‧kać pa‧sa

Verb

zaciskać pasa impf (perfective zacisnąć pasa)

  1. (intransitive, idiomatic) to tighten one's belt (to be more frugal; to make difficult economic savings due to a lowering of expected income)

Conjugation

Conjugation of zaciskać pasa: see zaciskać.

Further reading