cała para poszła w gwizdek

Polish edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Literally, all of [one's] steam went into the whistle.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡sa.wa ˈpa.ra ˈpɔʂ.wa ˈvɡviz.dɛk/
  • Rhymes: -izdɛk

Verb edit

cała para poszła w gwizdek pf (imperfective cała para idzie w gwizdek)

  1. (intransitive, impersonal, idiomatic) something was for naught

Further reading edit