brać górę

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Polish

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Etymology

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Literally, to take [the] advantage with a fossilized meaning of góra.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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brać górę impf (perfective wziąć górę)

  1. (intransitive, idiomatic) to get the better of [+ nad (instrumental) = of someone]
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:bić

Conjugation

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Further reading

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  • brać górę in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • brać górę in Polish dictionaries at PWN