po nitce do kłębka
Polish edit
Etymology edit
Literally, “along the thread to the ball”, an allusion to the Greek myth of Ariadne and the labyrinth.
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
po nitce do kłębka (not comparable)
- (idiomatic) one thing led to another, that's all she wrote (following clues to a conclusion)
See also edit
Further reading edit
- po nitce do kłębka in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- po nitce do kłębka in Polish dictionaries at PWN