głodnemu chleb na myśli

Polish edit

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Etymology edit

Literally, [a] hungry person has bread on their mind.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ɡwɔdˈnɛ.mu xlɛb naˈmɨɕ.li/
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  • Rhymes: -ɨɕli

Proverb edit

głodnemu chleb na myśli

  1. (idiomatic) someone who wants something will not stop thinking nor talking about that given thing; tongue ever turns to the aching tooth
  2. (humorous, idiomatic) used in response to a Freudian slip to imply that the interlocutor deeply desires the thing they accidentally said

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