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You could drop dead at any minute by blowing your gourd

Polish translation: Może pan paść martwy w każdej chwili, bo rozsadzi panu głowę.

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English term or phrase:	You could drop dead at any minute by blowing your gourd.
Polish translation:	Może pan paść martwy w każdej chwili, bo rozsadzi panu głowę.
Entered by:	Polangmar

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21:47 Nov 15, 2010

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English term or phrase: You could drop dead at any minute by blowing your gourd

-- mówi lekarz do pacjenta, ktory ma ciśnienie grubo powyżej normy i nic nie robi, żeby zadbac o swoje zdrowie.

Słyszałam "Are you out of your gourd?" w znaczeniu "coś ty, z byka spadł?" - ale nie mam pomysłu, jak toto rozgryźć....

Kamila Sławińska KudoZ activity Questions: 138 (3 open) (10 closed without grading) Answers: 116 United States
Local time: 13:08

Może pan paść martwy w każdej chwili, bo rozsadzi panu głowę

Explanation:
Albo banię - nie znam rejestru, więc dałem bardziej uniwersalne słowo.

bania mnie boli
http://tinyurl.com/34rxqf2
bolała mnie bania
http://tinyurl.com/2vwz2j5

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Polangmar
Poland
Local time: 19:08

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Może pan paść martwy w każdej chwili, bo rozsadzi panu głowę

Polangmar

Może pan w każdej chwili zejść, żyłka panu pęknie

whole grain

4 -1

może pan paść martwy w każdej chwili, jeżeli przestanie pan na siebie uważać

Bubz

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peer agreement (net): +1

Może pan paść martwy w każdej chwili, bo rozsadzi panu głowę

Explanation:
Albo banię - nie znam rejestru, więc dałem bardziej uniwersalne słowo.

bania mnie boli
http://tinyurl.com/34rxqf2
bolała mnie bania
http://tinyurl.com/2vwz2j5

Polangmar
Poland
Local time: 19:08
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Polish
PRO pts in category: 170

12 hrs confidence:

you could drop dead at any minute by blowing your gourd Może pan w każdej chwili zejść, żyłka panu pęknie

Explanation:
częste powiedzenie: nie denerwuj się bo ci żyłka pęknie

whole grain
Local time: 19:08
Native speaker of:

Polish
PRO pts in category: 28

12 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): -1

you could drop dead at any minute by blowing your gourd może pan paść martwy w każdej chwili, jeżeli przestanie pan na siebie uważać

Explanation:
lub
Jak nie bedzie sie pan trzymać na baczności, moze pan pasc martwy (pasc trupem, jezeli rejestr zezwala) w kazdej chwili.

You could drop dead at any minute by blowing your gourd - you could die unexpectedly if you do not remain cautious/careful

drop guard - przestac uwazac
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/drop guard
Don't drop your guard - Miej się stale na baczności
zdaje sie o to chodzi
http://slowniki.wp.pl/angielski/guard-timber?ticaid=1b40b

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Note added at 12 hrs (2010-11-16 10:09:59 GMT)
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jeżeli przestanie pan na siebie uważać - w tym kontekscie "jeżeli przestanie pan uważać"

Reference: http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/drop+guard

Bubz
Local time: 05:08
Native speaker of:

Polish
PRO pts in category: 57

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You could drop dead at any minute by blowing your gourd

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