królestwo za konia
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Polish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Calque of English my kingdom for a horse, from William Shakespeare's play Richard III.
Pronunciation
[edit]Proverb
[edit]- (idiomatic) my kingdom for a horse (speaker is willing to sacrifice anything to obtain a seemingly unimportant item that becomes invaluable at a critical moment)
Further reading
[edit]- królestwo za konia in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- królestwo za konia in Polish dictionaries at PWN