nie byle
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Polish
[edit]Etymology
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Pronunciation
[edit]Particle
[edit]- (idiomatic) not just any (used to show that something is not like average objects of the same type) [with interrogative pronoun]
- Synonym: nie lada
- Grał na nie byle jakich skrzypcach, bo – Amatiego. ― He played not just any violin but Amati's.
- Profesor Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego to nie byle kto. ― A professor at the University of Warsaw is not just anyone.