po nitce do kłębka
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Polish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Literally, “along the thread to the ball”, an allusion to the Greek myth of Ariadne and the labyrinth.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adverb[edit]
po nitce do kłębka (not comparable)
- (idiomatic) one thing led to another, that's all she wrote (following clues to a conclusion)
See also[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- po nitce do kłębka in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- po nitce do kłębka in Polish dictionaries at PWN