widziały gały, co brały

Polish

Etymology

Literally, [the] eyes saw what [they] were taking.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /viˈd͡ʑa.wɨ ˈɡa.wɨ t͡sɔ ˈbra.wɨ/
  • Rhymes: -awɨ

Proverb

widziały gały, co brały

  1. (colloquial, idiomatic) people should not complain if their bad decision resulted in an outcome they do not like
    • 2015, Adam Leszczyński, Cezary Kaźmierczak, “Banki są bezpieczne. A ty?”, in Gazeta Wyborcza:
      Proszę sobie wyobrazić: idzie pan do salonu Mercedesa. To firma godna zaufania. Kupuje pan samochód i jedzie pan do domu. Oczywiście podpisał pan umowę. Nagle się okazuje, że w tym samochodzie znajduje się silnik trabanta. Powie pan:Widziały gały, co brały?
      Please imagine, you're going to a Mercedes dealership. This is a trustworthy company. You buy a car and you go home. Of course, you signed the agreement. Suddenly, it turns out that in this car there is a trabant's engine. You'd say: "you made this bed, now lie in it"?

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