przegiąć pałę

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Polish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Literally, “to bend [the] stick”. Compare Russian перегиба́ть па́лку (peregibátʹ pálku).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpʂɛ.ɡjɔɲt͡ɕ ˈpa.wɛ/
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  • Rhymes: -awɛ

Verb

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przegiąć pałę pf (imperfective przeginać 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: przesadzić

Conjugation

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Conjugation of przegiąć pałę: see przegiąć.

Further reading

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