konia z rzędem temu, kto

Polish

Etymology

Literally, “[I shall buy/give] a horse with horsetack to whoever...”. When the phrase was coined, a horse was the most expensive farm animal, so it is used here figuratively as "something very valuable".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔ.ɲa ˈzʐɛn.dɛm ˈtɛ.mu ktɔ/

Phrase

konia z rzędem temu, kto...

1. (idiomatic) There's a million dollars for whoever...; used to indicate that something is very hard or impossible to do

   Konia z rzędem temu, kto wyjaśni mi tę bzdurną decyzję. ― There's a million dollars for whoever explains this absurd decision to me.

Further reading

• konia z rzędem temu, kto in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• konia z rzędem temu, kto in Polish dictionaries at PWN