zaciskać pasa

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Polish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Literally, “to tighten [one's] belt”.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /zaˈt͡ɕis.kat͡ɕ ˈpa.sa/
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Rhymes: -asa

Verb[edit]

zaciskać pasa impf (perfective zacisnąć pasa)

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

Conjugation[edit]

Conjugation of zaciskać pasa: see zaciskać.

Further reading[edit]

ktoś zaciska pasa in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
zaciskać pasa in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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