przeginać pałę

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Polish

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Etymology

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Literally, to bend [the] stick. Compare Russian перегну́ть па́лку (peregnútʹ pálku).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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przeginać pałę impf (perfective przegiąć pałę)

  1. (intransitive, colloquial, idiomatic) to cross the line, to go too far, to overdo, to overstep the mark (to exceed an unstated limit, especially a limit of acceptable behaviour)
    Synonym: przesadzać

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