na wyrywki

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Polish

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

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Adverb

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na wyrywki (not comparable)

  1. (idiomatic) at random (randomly selecting elements from some whole)
  2. (idiomatic) at random (so that everyone does something all at once, not in a fixed order)
  3. (idiomatic) by heart, down pat, off pat (so perfectly that nothing is left out)
    znać na wyrywkito have something down pat

Further reading

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  • na wyrywki in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • na wyrywki in Polish dictionaries at PWN