Circle the wagons

Polish translation: zewrzeć szyki

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English term or phrase:Circle the wagons
Polish translation:zewrzeć szyki
Entered by: Malgosia L

07:37 Sep 22, 2009
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Social Sciences - Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
English term or phrase: Circle the wagons
Jest to bardzo stary idiom ale nie mogę znaleźć polskiego odpowiednika, może ktoś ma jakiś pomysł?

circle the wagons,
a. (in the early U.S. West) to form the wagons of a covered-wagon train into a circle for defensive purposes, as against Indian attack.
b. Slang. to prepare for an all-out, unaided defensive fight: The company has circled the wagons since its market share began to decline.
Malgosia L
Local time: 09:31
zewrzeć szyki
Explanation:
Np. tak.

Ale istotny jest kontekst.
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Maciek Drobka
Poland
Local time: 10:31
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Dziękuję bardzo za pomoc :-)
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Summary of answers provided
3 +2zewrzeć szyki
Maciek Drobka
3przyjąć obronną strategię
geopiet


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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
circle the wagons
zewrzeć szyki


Explanation:
Np. tak.

Ale istotny jest kontekst.

Maciek Drobka
Poland
Local time: 10:31
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in category: 77
Grading comment
Dziękuję bardzo za pomoc :-)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Macieks: i ze kontekst wazny - tez 'agree'
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agree  legato
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
circle the wagons
przyjąć obronną strategię


Explanation:
strategie obronne, polegające na podejmowaniu przez przedsiębiorstwo przedsięwzięć zmierzających do utrzymania dotychczasowej pozycji na rynku - http://tinyurl.com/lmqcfv

geopiet
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