zaglądać do butelki

Polish edit

Etymology edit

Literally, to look into [the] bottle.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /zaɡˈlɔn.dad͡ʑ dɔ buˈtɛl.ki/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛlki

Verb edit

zaglądać do butelki impf (perfective zajrzeć do butelki)

  1. (intransitive, colloquial, euphemistic, idiomatic) to hit the bottle (to drink alcohol steadily and in excess, particularly in response to a setback)
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:pić
    • 2018 June 14, Jordan Hillary, translated by Adriana Sokołowska-Ostapko, Błoto, Otwarte, →ISBN:
      Często zaglądał do butelki. A jak człowiek wlewa w siebie za dużo tego świństwa, włazi w niego diabeł.
      He been messing with that whiskey. Ain't no devilment a man won't get hisself into when he's full of drink.

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