wywoływać wilka z lasu

Polish

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Etymology

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Literally, to call [a] wolf out of [the] woods.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /vɨ.vɔˈwɨ.vat͡ɕ ˈfil.ka z ˈla.su/
  • Rhymes: -asu

Verb

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wywoływać wilka z lasu impf (perfective wywołać wilka z lasu)

  1. (intransitive, idiomatic, chiefly in the negative) to make something that was previously feared happen by saying it out loud or thinking about it

Conjugation

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Conjugation of wywoływać wilka z lasu: see wywoływać.

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