to hit a lick at a snake
Polish translation: nie ruszyć palcem w bucie
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| 4 +2 | nie ruszyć palcem w bucie |
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| 4 +1 | nawet muchy nie pacnie |
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| 4 | Nie ruszy sie , chocby go mieli zabic |
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peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1nawet muchy nie pacnie Explanation: nie chce mu się palcem kiwnąć And then there's LAZY. He'll starve to death because he won't work and he's too lazy to steal. He has to prop himself up to spit. Won't even swat flies. (Or: He won't hit a lick at a snake.) If he was a dog he wouldn't wag his own tail. http://www.phrases.org.uk/bulletin_board/5/messages/1269.htm... |
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20 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +2
peer agreement (net): +2nie ruszyć palcem w bucie Explanation: nie chce ci się nawet palcem w bucie ruszyć jeste¶ leniem ¶mierdz±cym/patentowanym http://www.univ.gda.pl/slang/hasla/n/nierusz1.html -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 29 mins (2005-10-24 12:55:10 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- hit a lick (at a snake)- to make an effort; usu. in negative combinations implying laziness on behalf of the subject of the phrase, e.g. He hasn't hit a lick all week. Cassell's Dictionary of Slang |
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