musi to na Rusi, a w Polsce jak kto chce

Polish

Alternative forms

• musi to na Rusi

Etymology

Literally, “Must – that's in Ruthenia/Rus, and in Poland, it's [one does] as one wants”. Kto chce stressed on the first syllable, keeping the meter of a w Polsce.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmu.ɕi ˈtɔ.na ˈru.ɕi aˈfpɔl.st͡sɛ jakˈktɔ.xt͡sɛ/
• Rhymes: -ɔxt͡sɛ

Proverb

musi to na Rusi, a w Polsce jak kto chce

1. (idiomatic, colloquial) you can't force one to do what you want, one will do as one pleases (snapped in response to a sentence containing musieć)

Further reading

• musi to na Rusi, a w Polsce jak kto chce in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• musi to na Rusi, a w Polsce jak kto chce in Polish dictionaries at PWN