podbijać bębenka
Polish edit
Etymology edit
Literally, “to win over [someone's] drum”.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
podbijać bębenka impf (perfective podbić bębenka)
- (intransitive, colloquial, idiomatic) to butter up, to toot someone's horn (to flatter in an attempt to please) [+dative = whom]
- Synonym: schlebiać
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of podbijać bębenka: see podbijać.
Further reading edit
- podbijać bębenka in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- podbijać bębenka in Polish dictionaries at PWN