wywołać wilka z lasu

Polish

Etymology

Literally, “to call [a] wolf out of [the] woods”.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /vɨˈvɔ.wat͡ɕ ˈfil.ka z ˈla.su/
Rhymes: -asu

Verb

wywołać wilka z lasu pf (imperfective wywoływać wilka z lasu)

(intransitive, idiomatic, chiefly in the negative) to make something that was previously feared happen by saying it out loud or thinking about it

Conjugation

Conjugation of wywołać wilka z lasu: see wywołać.

Further reading

ktoś wywołał wilka z lasu in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
wywołać wilka z lasu in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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