brakować piątej klepki

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Etymology edit

Literally, to be missing/short of [the] fifth stave.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /braˈkɔ.vat͡ɕ ˈpjɔn.tɛj ˈklɛp.ki/
  • Rhymes: -ɛpki

Verb edit

brakować piątej klepki impf

  1. (intransitive, impersonal, colloquial, idiomatic) to be few sandwiches short of a picnic, to have a screw loose, to not have one's elevator go all the way to the top [+dative]
    Synonyms: dostawać kota, mieć nie po kolei w głowie, nie mieć wszystkich w domu

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