złapać sroki za ogon

Polish

Alternative forms

  • chwycić sroki za ogon

Etymology

Literally, “to catch magpies by the tail”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈzwa.pat͡ɕ ˈsrɔ.ki za‿ˈɔ.ɡɔn/
  • Syllabification: zła‧pać sro‧ki za‿o‧gon

Verb

złapać srok za ogon pf (imperfective łapać sroki za ogon)

  1. (intransitive) to deal with a certain number of issues at once
    łapać zbyt wiele srok za ogon ― to have too many irons in the fire

Conjugation

Conjugation of złapać sroki za ogon: see złapać.

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