волам хвости крутити
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Ukrainian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Literally, “to tie tails for oxen”
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]вола́м хвости́ крути́ти • (volám xvostý krutýty) impf
- (derogatory) to work in a low-paid job
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of волам хвости крутити: see крути́ти
Further reading
[edit]- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “віл”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2023), “крути́ти”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–14 (а – префере́нція), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN