як Марко в пеклі

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Ukrainian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Literally, like Mark in hell.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [jak mɐrˈkɔ ʋ ˈpɛklʲi]

Adverb

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як Марко́ в пе́клі (jak Markó v pékli)

  1. (idiomatic, simile, ironic) (with verbs товкти́ся (tovktýsja, to jostle), гаса́ти (hasáty, to run, to rush around), etc.) ceaselessly, quickly, unnecessarily

Further reading

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  • Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2023), “пе́кло”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–14 (а – префере́нція), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN