królestwo za konia

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Polish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Calque of English my kingdom for a horse, from William Shakespeare's play Richard III.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /kruˈlɛs.tfɔ zaˈkɔ.ɲa/
Rhymes: -ɔɲa

Proverb[edit]

królestwo za konia

(idiomatic) my kingdom for a horse (speaker is willing to sacrifice anything to obtain a seemingly unimportant item that becomes invaluable at a critical moment)

Further reading[edit]

królestwo za konia in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
królestwo za konia in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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