podbijać bębenka

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Polish

Etymology

Literally, “to win over [someone's] drum”.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pɔdˈbi.jad͡ʑ bɛmˈbɛŋ.ka/
Rhymes: -ɛŋka

Verb

podbijać bębenka impf (perfective podbić bębenka)

(intransitive, colloquial, idiomatic) to butter up, to toot someone's horn (to flatter in an attempt to please) [+dative = whom]
Synonym: schlebiać

Conjugation

Conjugation of podbijać bębenka: see podbijać.

Further reading

podbijać bębenka in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
podbijać bębenka in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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