odwrócić kota ogonem

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Polish

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Etymology

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Literally, “to turn [the] cat around [by its] tale”.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɔdˈvru.t͡ɕit͡ɕ ˈkɔ.ta ɔˈɡɔ.nɛm/
  • Syllabification: od‧wró‧cić ko‧ta o‧go‧nem

Verb

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odwrócić kota ogonem pf (imperfective odwracać kota ogonem)

  1. (intransitive, colloquial, idiomatic) to turn on its head (to misrepresent something by distorting the facts about it)
    Synonym: skłamać

Conjugation

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Conjugation of odwrócić kota ogonem: see odwrócić.

Further reading

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