kombinować jak koń pod górę

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Polish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Simile, literally "to try tricks like a horse up a hill".

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /kɔm.biˈnɔ.vat͡ɕ jak ˈkɔɲ pɔd ˈɡu.rɛ/
  • Rhymes: -urɛ

Verb[edit]

kombinować jak koń pod górę impf

  1. (intransitive, simile, colloquial, idiomatic, derogatory) to overcomplicate, to come up with unnecessarily clever ways of solving a problem instead of using well-known solutions
  2. (intransitive, simile, colloquial, idiomatic, derogatory) to put a lot of inept effort into something, especially by using trial and error

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