hiobowa wieść

Polish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Literally, Job's news. From the Biblical story in which many bad things happen to Job. Compare English Job's news, German Hiobsbotschaft.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xjɔˈbɔ.va vjɛɕt͡ɕ/
  • (file)

Noun

hiobowa wieść f

  1. (idiomatic) Job's news (very bad news)

Declension

Further reading

  • hiobowa wieść in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
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