podbijać bębenka
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Polish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Literally, “to win over [someone's] drum”.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
podbijać bębenka impf (perfective podbić bębenka)
- (intransitive, colloquial, idiomatic) to butter up, to toot someone's horn (to flatter in an attempt to please) [+dative = whom]
- Synonym: schlebiać
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of podbijać bębenka: see podbijać.
Further reading[edit]
- podbijać bębenka in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- podbijać bębenka in Polish dictionaries at PWN