dać sobie rękę uciąć

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Literally, to give one's hand to cut off. Compare French donner sa main à couper.

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dać sobie rękę uciąć pf

  1. (intransitive, informal, idiomatic, chiefly in the negative) to bet one's life, to bet the farm, to be absolutely sure about something
    Być może, ale nie dam sobie ręki uciąćMaybe, but I wouldn't bet my life on it.

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