wyjsc jak Zablocki na mydle
English translation: to swap bad for worse
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|  Selected response from: Magda Dziadosz Poland Local time: 16:44 | ||||||
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| 5 | he has bruoght his hops/pigs to a bad market |
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| 4 | to buy a pig in a poke |
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| 3 | to swap bad for worse |
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20 mins confidence: 
to swap bad for worse Explanation: propozycja. nie tak barwne jak Zablocki, ale... Slownik Przyslow zna takie przyslowie. HTH Magda |
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3 hrs confidence:
he has bruoght his hops/pigs to a bad market Explanation: tg |
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6 hrs confidence:
to buy a pig in a poke Explanation: it seems to be close enough... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2002-11-16 07:11:17 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- or: to cut off your nose to spite your face -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2002-11-16 07:13:15 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- and perhaps one more: to fall out of the frying- pan into the fire |
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