mieć kiełbie we łbie

Polish

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Etymology

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Rhyme, literally, to have gudgeons in [one's] head.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /mjɛt͡ɕ ˈkjɛw.bjɛ vɛ wbjɛ/
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Verb

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mieć kiełbie we łbie impf

  1. (intransitive, colloquial, idiomatic) to be empty-headed, to be scatterbrained
    • 2003 November 15, Iwona Radziszewska, “Tata w latach”, in Polityka, number 2427:
      A moje dzieci? Miały kiełbie we łbie, podobnie jak ojciec.
      And my children? They were scatterbrained, just like the father.

Conjugation

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Conjugation of mieć kiełbie we łbie: see mieć.

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