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English to Polish translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Idioms / Maxims / Sayings | | English term or phrase: fold up on sb | -Catch that horse at the two-mile pole with his heart bursting and he'll fold up on you.
-You might fold up, and I might fold up but that horse has the breeding. |
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American Heritage:
fold up
1. Fail, especially go out of business. For example, Three stores on Main Street have folded up.
2. Collapse, break down. For example, When she told him about the dog's death, she folded up. This idiom alludes to closing or bringing an object into more compact form. [Early 1900s]
Z tym, że "paść" tu oznacza: ze zmęczenia
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Explanation:
American Heritage:
fold up
1. Fail, especially go out of business. For example, Three stores on Main Street have folded up.
2. Collapse, break down. For example, When she told him about the dog's death, she folded up. This idiom alludes to closing or bringing an object into more compact form. [Early 1900s]
Z tym, że "paść" tu oznacza: ze zmęczenia
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