dać sobie rękę uciąć

Polish

Etymology

Literally, “to give one's hand to cut off”. Compare French donner sa main à couper.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dat͡ɕ ˈsɔ.bjɛ ˈrɛŋ.kɛ ˈu.t͡ɕɔɲt͡ɕ/
Rhymes: -ut͡ɕɔɲt͡ɕ

Verb

dać sobie rękę uciąć pf

(intransitive, informal, idiomatic, chiefly in the negative) to bet one's life, to bet the farm, to be absolutely sure about something
Być może, ale nie dam sobie ręki uciąć ― Maybe, but I wouldn't bet my life on it.

Conjugation

Conjugation of dać sobie rękę uciąć: see dać.

Further reading

dać sobie rękę uciąć in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
dać sobie rękę uciąć in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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