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