koňská dávka

Czech

Etymology

The adjective koňská implies it is as large as if it was meant for a horse and not for a human

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [koɲskaː daːfka]

Noun

koňská dávka f

(idiomatic, colloquial, informal) elephant dose, a large amount of something (usually of a medicine, food and so on)
Synonym: mnoho
- 1999, Zdena Salivarová, Josef Škvorecký, Krátké setkání s vraždou, Praha: Ivo Železný, →ISBN, page 216:
  Zabila ho koňská dávka morfia.
  He was killed by a large amount of morphine.

Declension

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