podbić bębenka
Polish edit
Etymology edit
Literally, “to win over [someone's] drum”.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
podbić bębenka pf (imperfective podbijać bębenka)
- (intransitive, colloquial, idiomatic) to butter up, to toot someone's horn (to flatter in an attempt to please) [+dative = whom]
- Synonym: schlebić
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of podbić bębenka: see podbić.
Further reading edit
- podbić bębenka in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- podbić bębenka in Polish dictionaries at PWN