przeginać pałę

Polish

Alternative forms

  • przeginać pałkę

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pʂɛˈɡi.nat͡ɕ ˈpa.wɛ/
  • Rhymes: -awɛ

Verb

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

Conjugation

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