konia z rzędem temu, kto
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Polish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Literally, “[I shall buy/give] a horse with horsetack to whoever...”. When the phrase was coined, a horse was the most expensive farm animal, so it is used here figuratively as "something very valuable".
Pronunciation
[edit]Phrase
[edit]- (idiomatic) There's a million dollars for whoever...; used to indicate that something is very hard or impossible to do
- Konia z rzędem temu, kto wyjaśni mi tę bzdurną decyzję. ― There's a million dollars for whoever explains this absurd decision to me.
Further reading
[edit]- konia z rzędem temu, kto in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- konia z rzędem temu, kto in Polish dictionaries at PWN