po łebkach
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Polish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Literally, “on heads”. From the fact that if one who touches only the heads, tips of objects, and does not delve deeper into their structure, is not interested in the state of the whole, never acquires full knowledge of something to the end.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adverb
[edit]po łebkach (not comparable)
- (colloquial, idiomatic) loosely, sloppily, carelessly
- Synonym: niedokładnie
- Antonym: dokładnie
Further reading
[edit]- po łebkach in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- po łebkach in Polish dictionaries at PWN