zaciskać zęby

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Polish

Alternative forms

zacinać zęby

Etymology

Literally, “to clench [one's] teeth”.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /zaˈt͡ɕis.kad͡ʑ ˈzɛm.bɨ/
Rhymes: -ɛmbɨ

Verb

zaciskać zęby impf (perfective zacisnąć zęby)

(intransitive, idiomatic) to grit one's teeth (to face up to a difficult or disagreeable situation, and deal with it)

Conjugation

Conjugation of zaciskać zęby: see zaciskać.

Further reading

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

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