dawać w kość

Polish

Alternative forms

dawać w skórę, dawać w dupę, dawać w tyłek

Etymology

Literally, “to give into [one's] bone”.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈda.vat͡ɕ fkɔɕt͡ɕ/

Verb

dawać w kość impf (perfective dać w kość)

(intransitive, idiomatic) to give a hard time, to beat up (to cause physical or psychological discomfort) [+dative = whom]

Conjugation

Conjugation of dawać w kość: see dawać.

Further reading

dawać w kość in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
dawać w kość in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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