konia z rzędem temu, kto
Polish edit
Etymology edit
Literally, “[I shall buy/give] a horse with horsetack to whoever...”. When the phrase was coined, a horse was the most expensive farm animal, so it is used here figuratively as "something very valuable".
Pronunciation edit
Phrase edit
- (idiomatic) There's a million dollars for whoever...; used to indicate that something is very hard or impossible to do
- Konia z rzędem temu, kto wyjaśni mi tę bzdurną decyzję. ― There's a million dollars for whoever explains this absurd decision to me.
Further reading edit
- konia z rzędem temu, kto in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- konia z rzędem temu, kto in Polish dictionaries at PWN