paść do nóg

Polish

Etymology

Literally, “to fall to [someone's] legs”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paʑd͡ʑ dɔ nuk/

Verb

paść do nóg pf (imperfective padać do nóg)

1. (intransitive, idiomatic, literary) to bow very low to someone to express special respect for that person

   Synonym: upaść do nóg

Conjugation

Conjugation of paść do nóg: see paść.

Further reading

• ktoś padł do nóg komuś in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• paść do nóg in Polish dictionaries at PWN