dawać kosza

Polish

Etymology

Literally, “to give [a] basket”. Compare Czech dávat košem, Danish give en kurv, German einen Korb geben, Swedish ge korgen, Ukrainian дава́ти відкоша́ (daváty vidkošá).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈda.vat͡ɕ ˈkɔ.ʂa/
Rhymes: -ɔʂa

Verb

dawać kosza impf (perfective dać kosza)

(intransitive, colloquial, idiomatic) to jilt, to snub, to turn down (to decline someone's advances)
Coordinate term: dostawać kosza

Conjugation

Conjugation of dawać kosza: see dawać.

Further reading

dawać kosza in Polish dictionaries at PWN

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.