chodzić kanałami
Polish
editEtymology
editLiterally, “walk along canals”, or more loosely translated as “to take the canals”, originating from the Warsaw uprising, when people took canals to avoid German soldiers.
Pronunciation
editVerb
edit- (intransitive, idiomatic, colloquial, humorous) to avoid someone from fear or shame
Conjugation
editConjugation of chodzić kanałami: see chodzić.
Further reading
edit- ktoś chodzi kanałami in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN