podbić bębenka
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Polish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Literally, “to win over [someone's] drum”.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]podbić bębenka pf (imperfective podbijać bębenka)
- (intransitive, colloquial, idiomatic) to butter up, to toot someone's horn (to flatter in an attempt to please) [with dative ‘whom’]
- Synonym: schlebić
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of podbić bębenka: see podbić.
Further reading
[edit]- podbić bębenka in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- podbić bębenka in Polish dictionaries at PWN