dać w kość

Polish

Alternative forms

dać w skórę, dać w dupę, dać w tyłek

Etymology

Literally, “to give into [one's] bone”.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dat͡ɕ fkɔɕt͡ɕ/
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Verb

dać w kość pf (imperfective dawać w kość)

(intransitive, idiomatic) to give a hard time, to beat up (to cause physical or psychological discomfort) [+dative = whom]

Conjugation

Conjugation of dać w kość: see dać.

Further reading

dać w kość in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
dać w kość in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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