kłaść się Rejtanem

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Polish[edit]

Rejtan, or the Fall of Poland, a painting by Jan Matejko depicting Rejtan lying on the floor before the door of the Sejm building in order to prevent deputies from leaving.

Etymology[edit]

Literally, to lay down as Rejtan, named after Polish nobleman Tadeusz Rejtan, who in September 1773 tried to prevent the legalization of the first partition of Poland during the Partition Sejm.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /kwaɕt͡ɕ ɕɛ rɛjˈta.nɛm/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -anɛm

Verb[edit]

kłaść się Rejtanem impf (perfective położyć się Rejtanem)

  1. (intransitive, idiomatic) to fight tooth and nail against something, to oppose intensely

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