chodzić kanałami

Polish

Etymology

Literally, “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

• IPA^(key): /ˈxɔ.d͡ʑit͡ɕ ka.naˈwa.mi/
• Rhymes: -ami

Verb

chodzić kanałami impf

1. (intransitive, idiomatic, colloquial, humorous) to avoid someone from fear or shame

Conjugation

Conjugation of chodzić kanałami: see chodzić.

Further reading

• ktoś chodzi kanałami in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN