bredzić jak Piekarski na mękach
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Etymology edit
Literally, “to blather like Piekarski in torture”. In 1620, mentally ill nobleman Michał Piekarski made an unsuccessful attempt on the life of King Sigismund III Vasa of Poland. During the investigation, the tortured Piekarski gave nonsensical testimony.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
bredzić jak Piekarski na mękach impf
- (intransitive, colloquial, idiomatic) to babble, to blather (to talk nonsense)
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of bredzić jak Piekarski na mękach: see bredzić.
Further reading edit
- bredzić jak Piekarski na mękach in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- bredzić jak Piekarski na mękach in Polish dictionaries at PWN